Powder Milk Types

Can I Substitute Liquid Milk with the Powdered Version?

Milk is good for our health; the phrase, we have been made to believe is set in stone. The very mention of milk powder takes back the memories of relishing a spoonful straight from the tinned containers.

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Many people don’t like raw milk, but a temptation of fluffy milk powder is hard to resist. Creamy and sweet, it remains to be a favorite option to satisfy sudden sugar carvings. But more than that, it is the quickest and easiest choice for our much needed milk fix. There’s no need to worry about boiling the milk before consuming or refrigerating it to prevent spoilage. Just add a large spoonful of milk powder in a glass of warm water, stir well and it’s prepared.

In today’s times, it has become an important part of everyday needs, from being used as a whitener for tea and coffee to being used as an ingredient while cooking or baking. It is easy to store, offers value for money and is packed with essential nutrients.

What is Milk Powder?

Raw milk roughly comprises 87.3 per cent water, 3.9 per cent milk fats and 8.8 per cent non-fat milk solids (protein, milk sugar, minerals, etc.). To obtain milk powder, raw milk is evaporated till it leaves behind milk solids minus the moisture content. In short, milk powder is evaporated milk, which is further condensed and processed. During the evaporation process, milk is also pasteurized under controlled temperatures to ward off any bacterial growth.

Similar to raw milk, powdered milk is loaded with nutrients; it is a good source of essential minerals and vitamins such as magnesium, calcium, zinc, potassium as well as vitamins A, D, E and K. During the evaporation process, it is ensured that these beneficial nutrients are not lost. Milk powder also meets your daily dose of other important nutritional elements such as amino acids and antioxidants which are responsible for a number of functions such as cellular growth, stimulating the body’s immune system, aiding in blood clotting, calcium absorption and so on.

Powdered milk serves as a viable and feasible alternative to regular milk; however there are a few things one needs to keep in mind before switching to the powdered version.

Powdered Milk Versions:

Full cream milk powder is produced from natural fresh whole milk. The full cream milk is pasteurized standardized to the required level of milk fat, evaporated into a concentrate and then spray dried into a milk powder form. Instant Full Cream Milk Powder with 26% or 28% milk fat

Main Applications for Full Cream milk powder include:

Reconstituted milk (Drinking Milk), Ice Cream, Bakery, Biscuits, recipe dishes, yogurt, milk beverages and Tea /Coffee whiteners.

FAT Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) are produced by blending palm or coconut vegetable fat with high quality skimmed milk powder. FFMP is used to replace full cream milk powder (FCMP) while being more economical. Main Applications for fat filled milk powder include:

Main Applications for fat filled milk powder include:

Reconstituted milk (Drinking Milk), Ice Cream, Bakery, Biscuits, recipe dishes, yogurt, milk beverages and Tea /Coffee whiteners.

Skimmed milk powder is produced from pure, natural fresh milk. After separation of the full cream milk powder into cream and skim milk, the liquid fat free milk is pasteurized, standardized  evaporated into a concentrate and then spray dried into skimmed milk powder form.

Main Applications for fat filled milk powder include:

Health conscious people, Diabetic patients, Heart patients, Reconstituted milk (Drinking Milk), Ice Cream, Bakery, Biscuits, recipe dishes, yogurt, milk beverages and Tea /Coffee whiteners.