Milk Powder Nutrition

Those who want a dehydrated form of milk can use milk powder. This is good if you want to make your own formula for children, as well as if your want to make baked goods and sweet.

Types of Dry Milk

Milk powder can be made from any milk available. Most types of powdered milk will use whole milk or skim milk. These two types of milk will yield slightly varying results.

Calcium

There is more calcium in 100 g of powdered non-fat (skim) milk than there is in dry whole milk.

Fat

Skim milk helps to create a non-fat milk powder product. Dry whole milk, on the other hand, relies heavily on fat. Nearly 27 percent of dry milk is made up of fat.

Protein

Protein is found in all forms of powdered milk. There is a higher concentration of protein with non-fat dry milk because it does not have the fat that dry whole milk has. Up to 36 percent of the composition of non-fat dry milk is protein.

Calories

Whole dried milk has more calories than non-fat dried milk. Whole milk has almost 500 calories per 100 g. Non-fat dry milk has only 360 calories per 100 g.

References

• US Dairy Export Council