The Science of Why Milk Containers Bloat “The bloating of milk cartons is caused by gas production (such as carbon dioxide), due to microbial action on lactose (milk sugar),” explains Pranav ...

The taste-testers noted distinct off-flavors, plus gas chromatography/mass spectrometry ... as school lunch programs in the US typically serve milk in such containers. "Milk is more susceptible ...

Our study was a life-cycle assessment of a wide variety of milk containers — the types and sizes that consumers in Toronto and Halifax were likely to encounter. We evaluated the energy inputs, ...