milk fat

noun

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But the recent federal legislation now exempts milk fat from those limits. Kadin Mills, NPR, 5 Feb. 2026 After hovering for decades around 3.65 percent, milk fat began rising first slowly and then quickly, reaching 4.24 percent in 2024. Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026 Why Did People Stop Drinking Whole Milk? The preferred milk fat level in the U.S. has been something of a rollercoaster. Sarah Garone, Health, 15 Apr. 2025 Wilk, an Israeli venture, focuses on producing cultured milk fats, used in making cheese and yogurt. Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for milk fat

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1874, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of milk fat was in 1874

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“Milk fat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/milk%20fat. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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