Electrical Enceladus » Age Old Mystery http://nykida.net Cerebral Crumbs of a Professional Hipster Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:41:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 How Can Milk Be Unrefrigerated? http://nykida.net/2008/09/how-can-milk-be-unrefrigerated/ http://nykida.net/2008/09/how-can-milk-be-unrefrigerated/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:21:49 +0000 Nikky http://nykida.net/?p=145 I was reading the ingredients on a Starbucks Doubleshot can, and what struck me as curious was how the cream and milk remained unspoiled while being in a can at room temperature. Bridget suggested it might be powdered milk, but I thought it would say that if that were the case.

So she called the 1–800 number on the can, and talked to a guy who answered the question.

Because the can is vacuum packed and milk pasteurized, it can remain unspoiled at room temp.

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