pasteurized
1 synonym and 2 antonyms for pasteurized, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adjective — Of milk, juice or another liquid food: heated to a controlled temperature for a set time to kill harmful bacteria, then cooled, so that it keeps longer and is safe to drink.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
pasteurised
Antonyms
raw
unpasteurized
How to use pasteurized
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
pasteurized milk
ultra-pasteurized
pasteurized egg
pasteurized cheese
Everyday word on food labels; the -ized spelling is the American headword form.
Etymology
Named after the French chemist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur, who developed the heating process in the nineteenth century.
Full origin of pasteurized →Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between pasteurized and sterilized?
Pasteurising uses moderate heat to kill most disease-causing microbes while preserving flavour, so the product still needs refrigeration and spoils in days. Sterilising uses much higher heat to kill essentially everything, giving a long shelf life at room temperature but a cooked taste.
Is pasteurized milk still nutritious?
Yes. Pasteurisation causes only small losses in some heat-sensitive vitamins and leaves protein, fat, calcium and most other nutrients intact.
Is it spelt pasteurized or pasteurised?
Both are correct. 'Pasteurized' is the standard American spelling and 'pasteurised' the usual British one, though -ize is also accepted in British English.
