eli5: Why is there 1%, 2%, and whole milk but not any other percentage?

Question

I just feel like its weird how the percentage goes from 1-2% to whole.

Also, what do these percentages even mean? How can you turn milk into 1% or 2% milk?

In: Other

Answer 1

A: It’s fat percent.
B: It can come in any other variation including 0.1%, 0.7%, 1%, 1.5% etc.