pasteurised

Everyday

1. (of milk, juice, cheese or eggs) Heated for a short time to kill harmful germs, then cooled. tree →
2. Past tense of pasteurise. tree →

In the lessons

Seen on food labels: «pasteurised milk», «made with pasteurised eggs». In science lessons on microbes and food safety, it tells the buyer the food is safer from germs like salmonella and listeria. Opposite: unpasteurised or raw.

Examples

• This carton says «pasteurised whole milk». tree →
• The cheese is made with pasteurised milk. tree →
• Pasteurised eggs are safer in homemade mayonnaise. tree →
• The juice was pasteurised to make it last longer. tree →
• Raw milk is milk that has not been pasteurised. tree →
• Most milk in shops is pasteurised. tree →

Note

Adjective and past form of the verb. UK/Ireland/Australia/NZ spell it -ised; US/Canada -ized. Trap: pasteurised food can still go off; keep it in the fridge and check the date.