Product/Service

Skimmed Milk Powder

Source: Irish Dairy Board Inc.
Produced from fresh, high quality skimmed milk by a spray-drying process. Available in low-heat to high-heat, calcium enriched, and high viscosity forms with or without added vitamins.
Produced from fresh, high quality skimmed milk by a spray-drying process. Available in low-heat to high-heat, calcium enriched, and high viscosity forms with or without added vitamins.

Applications

  • Yogurt
  • Ice-cream
  • Bakery & confectionery
  • Chocolate
  • Processed cheese & spreads
  • Infant formulae
  • UHT milk
  • Recombined sweetened condensed milk
  • Evaporated milk


Compositional
Information
     
Specification		 Typical
Value
Moisture   % max. 4.0 3.5
Butterfat   % max. 1.25 <1
Protein   % min. 34.0 35.0
Lactose   % min. 50.0 52.5
Ash   % max. 8.2 7.9
Scorched Particles   Disc A/B A
Solubility Index    
- Low / Medium Heat ml max. 0.5 0.1
- High Heat ml max. 1.0 0.5
Titratable Acidity   % max. 0.15 0.14
 Whey Protein Nitrogen (WPN)      
- Low Heat mg/g >6.0 6.5
- Medium Heat mg/g 1.51 - 5.99 3.5
- High Heat mg/g <1.5 1.0
- High Heat Heat Stable mg/g <1.5 1.0
Colour     Cream/White Cream/White
Flavour   Pleasant Pleasant



Microbiological
Data
   
Specification		 Typical
Value
 Total Plate Count      
- Low Heat /g max. 50,000 40,000
- Medium Heat /g max. 40,000 5,000
- High Heat /g max. 10,000 1,000
 Coliforms /g Negative Negative
 Staphylococcus (Coagulase Pos.) /0.1g Negative Negative
 Salmonella /25g Negative Negative