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This article was originally posted at Amazing Zoology . View original article at http://amzoo.in/wie02 A collection of most interesting eggs from fishes, birds, reptiles, mammals, insects molluscs, arachnids and crustaceans.

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This article was originally posted at Amazing Zoology . View original article at http://amzoo.in/urah0 Image Credit: Compound Interest Milk is a complex mixture of Water, fat, proteins, minerals and other compounds. As fats and water don’t mix well, fat and water form an emulsion in milk. Triglycerides make up the fats in milk. These are molecules with a glycerol backbone and three fatty acid chains attached. Most common fatty acids in milk are palmitic, oleic, stearic, and myristic acids. The variations in the amounts of these acids are a consequence of what cows eat. Proteins are another important component in milk that gives milk its white appearance. Casein is the main type of protein among hundreds of others. In milk, proteins cluster together to form structures called micelles. They grow from small clusters of calcium phosphate, which held the proteins together. The micelles are on average about 150 nanometres in diameter, and are able to scatter light that hits them. This s...

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