Table 3 Milk’s classification by different treatment or processing method

Processing type of milk Specific type of milk
Liquid milk Cow milk, whole, fresh
Milk skim of cows
Standardized milk
Reconstituted milk
Fortified milks
Condensed milk Whole milk, condensed
Skim milk, condensed
Dehydrated milk products Evaporated milks Whole milk, evaporated
Skim milk, evaporated
Dry milk/milk powder Milk whole dried
Milk skimmed dried
Dry whey
Dry buttermilk
Heat-treatments carried out on milk(Microbiocidal measures) Thermization
Pasteurization (LTLT)
Pasteurization (HTST)
UHT treatment
Commercial sterilization
Source : FAO and WHO, 2009; FAOSTAT, 2012