All you need to know about dry milk

In the scale of production, I increasingly use dried milk for production of various products, but not whole milk. Then many consumers ask themselves: "Is dry milk useful?" In order to fully answer this question, one must have an idea of how and from what it is produced.

Milk powder is a product produced by artificial means, by evaporation and drying of whole milk. There are many kinds of dried milk: dry whole, low-fat, whey, and others.

Technology of preparation of milk powder

- Pasteurization

At this stage milk is heated at high temperatures. This destroys all germs, which is a guarantee of a long shelf life of the final product.

- Evaporation

This stage is necessary to improve the taste of the finished product. At this stage, milk loses 85% of the volume.

- Drying

This stage is necessary to give the usual milk the form of a powder. It is produced in special drying chambers. Then the dried milk is sent as a finished product for packing.

The advantage of such a product over whole milk is the ease of transportation (due to evaporation of the product), as well as the duration of storage. Also, milk powder during storage does not need to be cooled as a whole. This is due to the low moisture content of dry milk. That's why many of the production has long been replaced in recipes whole milk on dry. After all, there are no need for refrigerators for storage, and, therefore, there will not be additional costs.

What does dry milk consist of?

By organoleptic indicators, that is, in color and smell, milk powder is completely identical to natural milk. Also on the composition and nutritional properties. Dry milk contains essential amino acids. It contains about 50% of carbohydrates, represented by lactose. About 36% are proteins. The rest is calcium and potassium.

The milk can be stored for about 8 months. And there are no special criteria and recommendations for storage.

Where is milk powder used?

Most often it is used in regions where it is not possible to consume a natural product. Therefore, to get there milk powder is not a problem. You can buy it in a regular store or order on the site. To get from the usual milk powder, it is necessary to restore it as follows. Mix dry powder and warm water in a ratio of 1: 3. A liquid substance will be obtained, which is identical in appearance and taste to milk.

Let's look at where milk powder is used:

- In food production. For example, when making confectionery or bakery products;

- As the main component of baby food;

- For feeding animals, of any age;

- In cosmetics. Since the components of milk have a beneficial effect on the condition of the skin and hair;

- In the manufacture of sports nutrition;

- In the production of dairy products. For example, condensed milk, kefir, yogurt and others.