The Powerful List of Dairy Ingredients
Gain an Understanding of the Different Ingredients from Milk
The Powerful List of Dairy Ingredients
For centuries, people have been consuming milk as a complete food in and of itself, and we have been making healthy foods such as cheese, yogurt, and kefirFermented drink produced with a special kefir grain. Kefir is a viscous beverage with a fresh acid taste and slight yeast flavor. Kefir may have up to 0.8% alcohol. from milk via natural processes throughout recorded history.
Milk is one of the most unique and complex nutrient delivery systems found in the natural world, and while milk from other animals such as cows, buffalo, and goats will exhibit compositional differences from human mother’s milk, most of the fundamental compositional “building blocks” remain the same across species, just present in different proportions. In fact, despite these subtle differences, milk is nature’s best source of complete nutrition, providing consumers with the right essential amino acidsSimple organic compounds that contain amino (-NH2 ) and carboyxl (-COOH) groups along with a side chain specific to each amino acid. There are approximately 500 amino acids in nature but only 20 are found in the human body. Amino acids chain together to form proteins. in just the right proportions to satisfy our changing nutritional needs across the many stages of life, from infants to seniors.
As milk undergoes processing, the proportions of these “building blocks” can be optimized to yield a wide range of different ingredients, each with its own unique properties and benefits. ADPIAmerican Dairy Products Institute has published Ingredient Standards for close to 40 of these powerful dairy ingredients so far, and the list continues to grow every year as research continues to reveal the hidden benefits of milk’s components, which range from proteins, carbohydrates, and milkfat to the beneficial bioactives.
To understand the power of milk-derived ingredients, dive into each of the following sections of the Powerful List of Dairy Ingredients and learn how to make it with dairy!
Nature's Complete Proteins
Discover Nature’s Complete Proteins and a wide variety of protein ingredients to provide high qualityFocus on doing things well and producing a product acceptable to consumers nutrition.
Find Fuel & Fiber with Carbs
Carbohydrates are critical compounds that provide energy for a functioning, healthy body and mind. Discover the carbs found in milk
Functional Fats
FatsOrganic compounds that are combinations of alcohols and acids. Fats contain carbon, oxygen and hydrogen and have a glycerol backbone with fatty acids attached. Fats are not soluble in water but are soluble in organic solvents such as ether and alcohol. from milk provide many benefits such as vitamin absorption in the body, protecting organs, and maintaining a healthy body temperature
Beneficial "Bios"
The bioactives and probioticsLive microorganisms, which when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit on the host (FAO/WHO definition). Lactic acid bacteria and bifidobacteria are the most common probiotics. found in milk aid in digestion, reduce inflammation and improve bone densityAn indication of compactness or concentration of a material. Density is given as a mass (weight) per unit volume. Mathematically density is mass divided by volume with units such as kg/m3 , g/cm3 , pounds/ft3 , etc..
