Can you turn full cream milk into semi-skimmed or skimmed by simply adding water to it? (UK milk terminology used).

Question

Can you turn full cream milk into semi-skimmed or skimmed by simply adding water to it? (UK milk terminology used).

In: Chemistry

Answer 1

If you mixed equal quantities full fat and skimmed you’d get semi skimmed, approximately.

You have to remove the fat to get skimmed, not just dilute it.