What is the difference between skim milk and whole milk?
It all depends upon the fat content of milk. Generally cow milk (whole milk) contains 4.0% milk fat whereas buffalo milk contains upto 9.0% milk fat. Milk fat is the valuable portion of milk, based on which, milk is priced in most countries. When skimming is done to separate the fat by means of a cream separator, cream is obtained as a main product, which is rich in milk fat (approximately 25%) and skim milk as a byproduct (containing less than 0.5% milk fat). It is impossible to remove all the fat portion from milk.
