Dairy is a catch-all term for food and drink products that are made from the milk of mammals. Cows are the main mammal from which dairy products are made, but sometimes, goat's milk can be used instead.
Dairy products are known for being high in complete protein, fat (though the fat can be reduced or removed in processing), the sugar lactose (which many humans do not tolerate well), and other nutrients.
Examples of dairy products include milk itself, cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese, and kefir.
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A dairy is a place where milk is stored and where butter, cheese and other dairy products are made, or a place where those products are sold.: 325 : 284 It may be a room, a building or a larger establishment.: 284 In the United States, the word may also describe a dairy farm or the part of a mixed farm dedicated to milk for human consumption,: 284 whether from cows, buffaloes, goats, yaks, sheep, horses or camels.
The attributive dairy describes milk-based products, derivatives and processes, and the animals and workers involved in their production, for example dairyman, dairymaid, dairy cattle or dairy goat. A dairy farm produces milk and a dairy factory processes it into a variety of dairy products. These establishments constitute the global dairy industry, part of the food industry.
The word dairy comes from an Old English word for female servant as historically milking was done by dairymaids.