Butter

High school (ages 12+)
Food & Cooking

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/butter

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the average fat content?Approximately 80-82% milk fat
2. What is the primary emulsion type?Water-in-oil
3. What is butter made of?Butter is mostly milk fat, about 80-82%, plus a little water, milk solids, and sometimes salt.
4. How do people make butter?Cream is shaken or churned at a cool temperature (10-15°C). The shaking breaks the fat‑globe walls, letting the fat stick together and form butter.

Lipoprotein Membrane: A structure surrounding fat globules in milk, crucial for butter formation.
Water-in-Oil Emulsion: A mixture where water droplets are dispersed within a continuous oil phase.
Plasticity: The ability of a solid material to undergo permanent deformation without fracturing.