Eli5: How are the different milk products made?

Question

If you get whole milk out of the cow, and the cream separates -are you left with whole milk and cream? or nonfat milk and cream?

Butter? Buttermilk?

From what i’ve heard before cheese is just: bacteria + milk + time

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Answer 1

Milk is made out of curds and whey, once you separate the milk you cease to have milk.

The curds are used to make cream,cheese, ect