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It can, that's the reason why UHT milk has a relatively short shelf lifespan and degrades despite being devoid of living microorganisms. The enzymes keep doing
by stymaar 5mo ago
It can, that's the reason why UHT milk has a relatively short shelf lifespan and degrades despite being devoid of living microorganisms. The enzymes keep doing their work long after the cell membrane is gone.
- gamblor956 5mo agoYou might be thinking of something else. UHT has a very long shelf life compared to other forms of liquid milk.
- stymaar 5mo agoCompared to other forms forms of liquid milk indeed, but it has a rather short shelf life compared to most sterile food. (Imagine if canned meat or fish had the same shelf life than UHT milk…)
- gamblor956 5mo agoMeat and fish subjected to the same processes as UHT milk (i.e., brief explosure to ultra-high temperatures) only lasts a few days, so UHT milk lasts way longer than the comparables.