An alternative process for the manufacture of whole milk powder

The traditional process of manufacturing whole milk powder has some negative aspects: high heat treatment of the milk and, owing to fouling during evaporation, loss of product. To reduce these negative aspects an alternative way of producing whole milk powder was investigated in pilot‐plant experiments. Milk was first separated into skim milk and cream and then treated further. Skim milk was subjected to a low heat treatment and concentrated by evaporation. The cream was subjected to a high heat treatment and mixed with the concentrated skim milk. The standardized whole milk concentrate was then spray dried. This process of manufacturing whole milk powder compared favourably with the traditional process with respect to product losses, the physical properties of the whole milk powder and the flavour of the reconstituted milk.