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Sheep Milk

What is Sheep's Milk?

Sheep's milk is the milk of domestic sheep used to make dairy products such as cheese.

What Kinds of Cheeses are Made from Sheep's Milk?

Variations of cheeses made from sheep's milk can include: feta cheese from Greece, ricotta cheese from Italy, Roquefort cheese from France, and Manchego cheese from Spain.



History

Goats and sheep were domesticated in the Middle East between 9000 and 8000 BC. Goats and sheep are ruminants: mammals adapted to survive on a diet of dry grass, a food source otherwise useless to humans, and one that is easily stockpiled. The animals were probably first kept for meat and hides, but dairying proved to be a more efficient way of turning uncultivated grasslands into sustenance: the food value of an animal killed for meat can be matched by perhaps one year's worth of milk from the same animal, which will keep producing milk in convenient daily portions for years. [1]

Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Sheep Milk


The percentage represents the approximate total number of food products from UPC Food Search's data that contain the ingredient, "Sheep Milk".
The data is calculated from UPC Food Search's product data only, and is not meant to reflect all food products regionally or globally.

Source(s) Derived From

 Animal Sources

Natural or Artificial?

 Natural

References
  1. Milk - Wikipedia

Aliases (Also Known As)


 Cultured Sheeps Milk
Pasteurized Sheeps Milk
Sheeps Milk

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  • Natural
  • Natural & Possibly Unsafe
  • Artificial
  • Artificial & Possibly Unsafe
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) & Possibly Unsafe

Revision History

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Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchAugust 24, 2018 @ 8:59 PM

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