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How to calculate milk solids of milk??

  • 04-06-2010 06:53PM
    #1
    babybrian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 215 ✭✭


    I was shown this before but I cant for the life of me remember how to do it, anybody know?


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  • #2
    theroad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 167 ✭✭theroad


    babybrian wrote: »
    I was shown this before but I cant for the life of me remember how to do it, anybody know?

    Litres of milk x 1.03 = kg of milk x solids % = kg solids

    e.g. 25 l of milk at 3.3% pr and 3.8% bfat is:
    25 x 1.03 = 25.75 kg x (3.3+3.8)% = 1.83 kg milk solids.


  • #3
    babybrian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 215 ✭✭babybrian


    thank you, I'll write that down now so I dont forget it again.


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