Method of determining remaining milk when taking off cream
Hi, Dairy Farmers/Processors
I get asked a lot how much milk remains after cream is taken off – hope this calculation helps. If I did it wrong – please let me know 🙂Theoretically:
1000 liters of milk(you start off with)40% fat in resulting cream(assume this is the fat % of your cream) Just substitute your cream’s tested fat % in here.
Problem 1:
What volume of milk remains when I take 3.8% butterfat milk down to 3.3%?(FULL CREAM)
3.8% – 3.3% = 0.5%
0.5% x 1000 liters = 500 parts of Fat removed
500 parts ÷ 40% cream = 12.5 Liters of cream
1000 – 12.5 = 987.5 liters milk remaining
Problem 2:
What volume of milk remains when I take 3.8% butterfat milk down to 2%?(LOW FAT)
3.8% – 2% = 1.8
1.8 x 1000 = 1800
1800 ÷ 40 = 45
1000 – 45 = 955 liters of milk remaining
Problem 3:
What volume of milk remains when I skim milk completely?
3.8% – 0% = 3.8%
3.8% x 1000 liters = 3800 parts of Fat removed
3800 parts ÷ 40% cream = 95 liters of cream
1000 – 95 = 905 liters of milk remaining
Kind regards,Leon the Milkman
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