ANSWER
Milk powders contribute nutritionally, functionally and economically to a variety of food formulations including bakery, confectionery, dairy, recombined milk, meat, nutritional beverages and prepared foods.
| Applications | Benefit of Milk Powder |
| Bakery | Improves product texture to create more moisture; provides the baked/brown flavour during baking and heating; accentuates colour development; provides vitamin and mineral fortification. |
| Beverages | Increases viscosity; helps maintain foam stability; can provide creamy dairy notes; provides vitamin and mineral fortification. |
| Confectionery | An all-natural emulsifying ingredient. Provides structural support, contributes to a smoother texture and provides creamy, dairy notes and richness; contributes to the caramelized colour associated with many confections. |
| Dairy Products | An all-natural emulsifying ingredients that improves mouthfeel, creates lower fat products with the taste of full fat and helps maintain foam properties, provides a clean flavour and aroma, represents a natural and good source of soluble vitamins. |
| Dry Mixes | Improves overall nutritional profile, provides creamy dairy notes and ensure even flavour distribution. |
| Infant Products | Increases nutritional value, forms stable emulsions, improves mouthfeel and texture, contributes to a subtle dairy flavour and aroma. |
(U. S. Dairy Export Council, 2015).
| Applications | Benefit of Milk Powder |
| Nutritional Products | Increases nutritional value, provides vitamin and mineral fortification, and contributes to a food’s healthy image and clean label. |
| Prepared Foods | Can improve the overall nutritional profile of the product as it is an all-natural emulsifying ingredient that enhances the visual appeal of reduced-fat soups and sauces and acts as a flavour carrier that adds richness. |
| Processed Meats & Seafood | Forms stable emulsions, provides structural support to meat products, improves texture and enhances flavour by acting as a flavour carrier for spices and herbs. |
| Seasonings & Flavours | Acts as a flavour carrier. |
| Snacks | Can improve the overall nutritional value of snacks and contributes to a food’s healthy image and clean label. |
| Animal Feed | Increases nutritional value and provides vitamin and mineral fortification. |
(U. S. Dairy Export Council, 2015).
Reference
U. S. Dairy Export Council. (2015). Formulas and Recipes.
