As soon as the name of milk is mentioned, only white milk comes to mind. But do you know that there is an animal whose milk is pink in color? Yes, there is pink milk.
Cow’s milk is white only. Yes, there is slight yellowness in cow’s milk, but this is also due to the cream. After all, the color of milk of all animals is white. The question is, what is the substance due to which the color of milk is pink?
Let us tell you that the color of milk of hippopotamus is dark pink. Generally, the color of milk is white due to casein protein found in milk.
But the reason why hippo milk turns pink is because of two types of acids found in it. The first acid is hipposudoric acid. Which is red in colour. The other acid is norhipposudoric acid. Which is orange in colour. This is the reason why the color of hippopotamus milk is pink instead of white.
According to the information, like animals, some birds also produce milk. However, their milk is a bit thick and solid. Let us tell you that the color of Rajhans or Flamingo bird is pink, similarly its milk is also bright red or pink in color. The reason for this is carotenoids pigments, which flamingos get from eating shrimp.
Published at : 19 May 2024 07:37 PM (IST)
