It's called full fat because it retains all of it, whereas semi-skimmed milk is around 1.5 to 1.8.

Before plastic bottle caps were coloured, it was easier just to say full fat. In place of whole milk. It might have something to do with marketing, as whole milk is more commonly used in America.

Whole milk doesn't taste right to me, I don't like it.

In the 60s, when you had a bottle of milk delivered it would have cream at the top. If customers had two or three bottles of milk delivered they would take cream off the top and whisk it to put top of trifles or on treats.

Whole milk today is nothing like the "whole milk" of the sixties, which was whole milk that including the cream. . Cream is a big by product of milk & the companies want to make money on it. That's one of the big reasons for separating the cream from the milk.

25 minutes ago, Chris said:

It's called full fat because it retains all of it, whereas semi-skimmed milk is around 1.5 to 1.

Whole milk doesn't taste right to me, I don't like it.

Your right Chris, whole milk is not whole milk at all. It has nearly all the cream taken out of it.

Skimmed milk is more like coloured water than milk.

I call it whole milk, but full fat doesn’t bother me. Some have too much time on their hands to find faults with words. Just let it pass because the message should be solely about it being healthy. Milk was never intended to be drunk by us, but we do, and the purpose it gave in the beginning has been replaced by other means. It was vital once upon a time; it no longer is, but it tastes great with cereals.

did anyone see the documentary that netflix put out awhile ago that made it seem like drinking mild was bad for us? i like semi skinned milk, whole milk is a bit nasty tasting.