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ultrapasteurized

  • a word derived from pasteurize.
    pasteurize
    verb (used with object)
    to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.

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Ed Maltby, the executive director of the Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance, said nearly all packaged organic milk is now ultrapasteurized, giving it months of shelf life.

From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2022

A: No. The milk has been ultrapasteurized, says Sandon, meaning heated to a very high temperature for a short time, so "there's nothing living in it to become rancid or sour."

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2010