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Videos
All-natural ice cream: What's really in it?
Overview of how ice cream is made.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Why does some cheese have holes?
Learn how cheese is made, including how holes form in certain types of cheese.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
How does milk become cheese?
The chemistry of how milk becomes cheese and acquires distinctive qualities.
Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
How cheese is made
The chemistry of the cheese-making process.
Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
How bacteria “blow” holes in Swiss cheese
Learn from an affineur (who oversees the maturing of cheese) about how the...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Images
Pasteurization of Milk
Equipment for the high-temperature, short-time pasteurization of milk.
© Larry Lefever/Grant Heilman Photography, Inc.
eggnog
Glasses of Christmas eggnog surrounded by some of the drink's ingredients—eggs, nutmeg,...
© Inna Dodor—iStock/Getty Images
cheese curds
Cheese curds rolling along a conveyor belt in preparation for being cut, stirred,...
© Photos.com/Jupiterimages
calcium; human nutrition
Calcium is essential for healthy bones and teeth. Dairy products, such as milk, cheese,...
iStockphoto/Thinkstock
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