How many litres of milk does it take to make one kilogram of cheese?

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10 litres

About 10 litres. A wheel of cheese is concentrated milk.

How to get there

1. Most of the milk drains off as whey
2. about a tenth is left
3. = about 10 litres per kg

Source: Swiss Farmers' Union: cheese fact sheet

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