CPC A23C 1/12 (2013.01) [A23C 1/01 (2013.01); A23C 1/04 (2013.01); A23C 9/16 (2013.01); A23C 9/18 (2013.01); B01D 1/14 (2013.01); B01D 1/222 (2013.01); B01D 1/24 (2013.01); B01D 1/18 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |
1. A method of making a powdered milk product, the method comprising:
providing an aqueous milk-sourced mixture;
evaporating water from the aqueous milk-sourced mixture with a wiped-film evaporator to produce an evaporated milk-sourced mixture having a total solids concentration of 35 wt. % or more; and
heating an atomization gas to a temperature of 400° F. to 1000° F.;
contacting the evaporated milk-sourced mixture with the heated atomization gas in a drying chamber to dry and atomize the evaporated milk-sourced mixture and wherein drying and atomizing the evaporated milk-sourced mixture forms the powdered milk product, wherein the powdered milk product has less than 6 wt. % water, a bulk density of 0.3 g/mL to 0.8 g/mL, and an angle of repose ranging from 5° to 40°,
wherein the powdered milk product is selected from the group consisting of whey protein concentrate, whey protein isolate, micellar casein, one or more galacto-oligosaccharides, and one or more aldobionate products.
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