Q. Why isn’t your milk organic?
A. There are several reasons. For milk to be considered to be organic the cows that produce it must have been grazed on pasture that has no chemical fertilisers, pesticides or agrochemicals used on it. The producers must register with an approved organic body and are subject to regular inspection. This places a heavy burden on farmers (our suppliers) in terms of both time and expense. Secondly, there is no real evidence to suggest that organic milk is any more nutritious than conventionally produced milk.

Some studies have shown that “organically produced milk contains higher levels of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, but these are plant derived, short-chain fatty acids which appear to be of limited health benefit compared to the longer chain omega-3 fatty acids found in oily fish.” (Source: The Dairy Council) Thirdly we can find no evidence that organic milk tastes any better than milk produced normally. Fylde Dairies would be happy to supply a sample of our milk to any organisation wishing to carry out a scientific taste test to compare organic and "normal" milk.

Q. Why is your milk homogenised?
A. Some of us at Fylde Dairies miss the cream on top of full cream milk too. However most of our customers prefer our milk to be homogenised product because it means that the milk has an even distribution of cream throughout and cannot separate to form a layer of cream on top of what is essentially semi-skimmed milk. In the case of our skimmed and semi-skimmed milk homogenisation allows us to control the fat content of the end product.

Q. Can I freeze your milk?
A. Milk can be frozen and then thawed out in your refrigerator. However milk protein tends to destabilise after freezing which can leave particles floating in your milk. While this is perfectly harmless it can be a bit unnerving when adding it to coffee or pouring over your cereal.

Q. Why don’t you sell unpasteurised milk, isn’t it better for me?
A. It is certainly true that the pasteurisation process slightly reduces the amounts of Vitamin B12 (Thiamin) and Vitamin C in milk. Even after pasteurisation milk remains a good source of both these vitamins.

When we heat the milk to pasteurise it we can ensure that any potentially harmful micro-organisms such as certain pathogenic bacteria, yeasts and moulds which might be present are killed. Fylde Dairies Limited sources milk from well-managed farms with exemplary milking practices and our milk is regularly tested but we believe that pasteurisation is the best way in which we can guarantee that our milk reaches our customers in perfect condition.

Q. Is skimmed milk as good for me as full fat milk?
A. Unless you’ve been specifically instructed to drink full cream milk then yes. Both semi-skimmed and skimmed milk contain exactly the same nutrients as full cream milk with the exception of Vitamin A. The only process in the production of semi-skimmed and skimmed milk is the removal of some or most of the cream from full cream milk; because it is the cream in milk that contains Vitamin A the removal of some cream has the effect of lowering the Vitamin A content of milk.

Q. Why is milk white?
A. Milk contains casein and cream. Casein and cream molecules are both white so milk is white. The removal of cream from milk to produce skimmed milk is the reason that skimmed milk can appear slightly “less white” than full cream milk.

Q. Why don’t you make/stock...?
A. Most of the time it’s because we haven’t got around to it yet. We’re a relatively young company and it takes time to develop new products and find outstanding suppliers.

Our range of products is growing all the time but if there’s something you’d particularly like to see on our product list just email or telephone our sales department and they'll be more than happy to discuss your ideas or requirements. If you're a supplier and you think we should be stocking your products go here.

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