Sales of chocolate and other flavored milks increased 18 percent in 2000. The average cow produces enough milk per day to fill 90 glasses. It takes 12.5 gallons of milk to make 1 gallon of ice cream. It's best for athletes to drink 1 percent milk because it contains 10 percent of the daily values for six key fitness nutrients.
Milk appears white because it contains casein, the white milk protein that is rich in calcium.
The first plastic-coated paper milk cartons were introduced to consumers in 1932. The first plastic milk container came out in 1964. The first home delivery of milk began as a war conservation measure in 1942. When milk leaves the cow, it is 101 degrees. It quickly is cooled to 40 degrees.