noun
milk solid; milk solids
Technical term used in dairy science, food labeling, and nutrition contexts. Refers to the non-water components of milk (protein, fat, lactose, minerals).
このアイスクリームは乳固形分が15%以上含まれています。
This ice cream contains at least 15% milk solids.
乳固形分の分析は品質管理に重要です。
Analysis of milk solids is important for quality control.
Specifically refers to milk solids-not-fat (SNF), excluding milk fat. 乳固形分 includes both fat and non-fat solids.
Compound of 乳 (milk), 固形 (solid), and 分 (portion/component). A straightforward technical coinage.