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Your intuition may tell you that you should be shopping for oat milk in the refrigerated aisle. 3 Fat 85 SNF and homogenised to break down the fat globule to less than 2 micron to avoid cream layer formation over milk.
However not all oat milks need to be refrigerated.
Tetra pack milk needs refrigeration. Milk is heated at high temperature Ultra High Temperature - UTH and packed instantly into tetra packs and thus do not spoil. No preservatives are added to it. Milk is sold in tetra packs because it does not require refrigeration.
Personally I would not prefer to buy such milk and put my family at risk. When packaged into aseptic containers UHT milk has a shelf life of many months and doesnt need to be refrigerated until the package is opened. The shelf life of UHT milk is not limited by growth of microorganisms but instead by physical chemical and enzymatic changes in the milk such as browning reactions cream separation sediment or gel formation.
However once you open it it must be refrigerated immediately. Aseptic milk is best enjoyed within seven days of opening. The important thing to remember for making any milk last longer is to keep it refrigerated dont ever leave milk out on the counter and try to finish individual servings of milk within an hour of serving.
Yes Homogenised toned milk means milk which has min. 3 Fat 85 SNF and homogenised to break down the fat globule to less than 2 micron to avoid cream layer formation over milk. If you are talking about pouch milk it definitely require refrigeration.
But in case of tetra pack it doesnt require refrigeration unless its open. Your intuition may tell you that you should be shopping for oat milk in the refrigerated aisle. However not all oat milks need to be refrigerated.
Our shelf-stable Tetra Pak containers keep your whole grain oat milk fresh while it sits in your pantry waiting to be enjoyed. Tetra pack is the most common name for aseptic cartons used for liquid food items which have to be stored for up to one year without refrigeration. Aseptic here means free from pathogenic micro-organisms so this packaging process eliminates the food and packages from harmful elements.
Tetra Pak Aseptic cartons provide 6 layers of protection to keep the dairy milk inside safe from light oxygen bacteria and more without the need for preservatives. For decades our innovative aseptic cartons have safely stored food and beverage products like dairy milk without the need for refrigeration. In fact shelf stable milk stays safe at room temperature for more than six months when unopened.
Imagine if milk needs to be refrigerated from a farm in Portland all the way to San Francisco and then someone goes and buy milk to put in the oven in a cake recipe why the hell would all these resources be wasted to refrigerate it the whole time. With higher temperature pasteurization and special packaging shelf-stable milk can be stored safely without refrigeration. Never run out of Horizon againjust stock the pantry with shelf-stable.
Always use it by the best-by date and store it in the fridge after opening. Whats the difference between shelf-stable and refrigerated Silk. Thanks to Tetra Pak packaging technology our shelf-stable cartons keep out light and air locking in nutrients and delicious taste.
Unopened shelf-stable Silk has a shelf life of about 10 months. Packaging plays a critical role in making aseptic milk different from the milk you typically find in the refrigerator. For Organic Valley shelf-stable milks we use Tetra Pak cartons which contain six layers in a laminate of three materials.
With UHT the shelf life of milk in Tetra Pak cartons increases and the milk can last up to 4 to 6 months when the carton remains sealed. However once opened the milk carton needs to be refrigerated and consumed within 5 days from opening the seal 4. Tetra pack milk lacks the essential nutrients of milk and raw milk or dairy milk is not hygienic.
Once opened one needs to refrigerate the milk which can last up to 5 days. UHT milk is more convenient than ordinary fluid milk as it does not need to be.