Humanity has known about the benefits of fresh goat milk for a long time. Drinking a paired drink has a beneficial effect on the nervous system, digestive organs, and strengthening bone tissue. To avoid a threat to the health of the body, a product purchased from unverified retail outlets must be boiled. But we’ll look into why fresh goat’s milk curdles when boiling and how to avoid it.
Does goat milk need to be boiled?
Goat milk is characterized by a high content of fats, acids and vitamins that are beneficial for the body. The fresh product contains practically no substances that can cause an allergic reaction.Therefore, natural goat milk is considered a dietary product and is allowed to be included in the daily diet even for infants.
Also, the milk drink contains a reduced content of milk protein, which is difficult for the body to digest. But the product contains casein, a healthy protein rarely found in other foods. Full nutritional value is preserved only in fresh form. But high-quality fresh milk can only be obtained from your own goats or from a trusted farm.
Products purchased in stores undergo heat treatment and therefore cannot be considered paired. And experts recommend heat treatment for products purchased at markets. Goats can carry diseases that are dangerous to humans, but they themselves do not suffer from them.
- The encephalitis tick enters the animal’s body along with the grass. The animal is not exposed to the disease, but contaminated fresh milk causes irreparable harm to the human body.
- The foot-and-mouth disease virus is difficult to detect in the early stages of infection. But consuming milk and meat from infected animals can even lead to death.
- Necrobacteriosis is also transmitted from goats through fresh milk.
- Infectious brucellosis affects only females. But it is from them that such a valuable and useful product is obtained.
Therefore, if there is no confidence in the high-quality origin of goat milk, it is recommended to heat treat the fresh drink.
Why does it collapse?
In what cases does fresh milk curdle when boiled?
- use of low-quality feed;
- grass for grazing animals contains a high content of chemical fertilizers and harmful substances;
- high acid content;
- damage to animals by viral, bacterial and infectious diseases.
Warm, fresh milk also curdles when boiled. Before heat treatment, the container with the product must be kept in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours.
Advice! To find out the exact cause of clotting, the milk is sent for laboratory testing.
How to avoid this?
Improper preparation for heat treatment increases the risk of milk curdling. To avoid losing a valuable drink, adhere to the following rules:
- for boiling you will need a non-stick container or a deep enamel pan;
- pour 50-70 milliliters of cold water onto the bottom of the pan;
- then place the container on the fire and bring the water to a boil;
- after the water boils, pour in the milk;
- to achieve complete disinfection, goat milk is not brought to a boil, but heated to a temperature of 75 degrees;
- When heating, the liquid is constantly stirred with a wooden spoon or spatula;
- After heating to the required temperature, remove the container from the heat and place it in a bowl of cold water until it cools completely.
At this temperature, all harmful bacteria, viruses and infections die, and nutrients and vitamins do not lose their beneficial properties. The heat treatment time should not exceed 5 minutes. Otherwise, all beneficial properties will be lost.
Experienced housewives simmer milk in the oven at the same temperature. As soon as the liquid heats up to 75 degrees, it is cooled in a container with cold water.
After heat treatment, the product is poured into glass or ceramic containers and sent to a cool place for further storage. In metal containers, the liquid product quickly oxidizes.
The shelf life of fresh product does not exceed 5 days. A heat-treated drink can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 10 days. It is recommended to buy a valuable, healthy product only in trusted retail outlets or large supermarkets, where the quality of the product is constantly monitored. Goat's milk bought secondhand is of unknown origin and can therefore cause irreparable harm to health.
