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CONDENSED WHOLE MILK [2 records]

Record 1 2008-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cheese and Dairy Products
CONT

Sweetened Concentrated Milk(Condensed Whole Milk).

OBS

In 1985, Statistics Canada decided to replace the term "condensed whole milk" by "sweetened concentrated milk. "

French

Domaine(s)
  • Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
OBS

Le lait est concentré par évaporation sous vide [et] peut également être concentré après addition de sucre et conservé en emballage fer-blanc sans stérilisation.

OBS

L'appellation «lait entier condensé» fut remplacée par Statistique Canada, 1985, pour «lait concentré sucré».

OBS

lait concentré sucré : Équivalent adopté par le Comité intergouvernemental de terminologie de l'industrie laitière.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Productos lácteos
DEF

Leche [que se obtiene] por evaporación del agua y que contiene desde un 40% hasta un 45% de azúcar.

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Record 2 2008-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cheese and Dairy Products
OBS

Condensed milk, evaporated milk, concentrated milk, is the product resulting from the evaporation of a considerable portion of the water from the whole, fresh, clean, lacteal secretion [of a cow] and [it] contains, all tolerances being allowed for, not less than 25. 5 per cent of total solids and not less than 7. 8 per cent of milk fat.

OBS

Evaporated and condensed are terms to avoid since milk is neither evaporated nor concentrated, but water is. In fact there are two kinds of concentrated milks, one which is unsweetened and the other which is sweetened.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
DEF

[...] lait dont la concentration [est] poussée [...] puisqu'on élimine [...] environ 45% d'eau.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Productos lácteos
DEF

Leche concentrada [que se obtiene] por evaporación del agua [hasta alcanzar un] 45%, [de total de agua]

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