How Does Milk Froth for Cappuccino Coffee

Who sat down beside her And frightened Miss Muffet away. 

While Little Miss Muffet may have enjoyed the whey proteins in milk in her own way, modern consumers enjoy whey proteins as the important element in the foam of a cappuccino. 

Cappuccino lovers would argue that the foam cap on the drink is the critical element to a great cappuccino. Steam frothing of milk to prepare a cappuccino coffee involves injecting air and steam into milk to create the foam and to heat the milk to near boiling. 

The foaming capacity of milk is related to the ability to form stable air bubbles. One factor that can stabilize air bubbles is the presence of a film coating on 

KEY TERMS intermolecular forces proteins colloidal dispersion 

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