Provided is an electrostatic spray dried powdered milk product with a surface composition comprising at least 8% less fat compared to a spray dried powder of the same milk product. Further provided is a method of providing a powdered milk product comprising electrostatic spray drying a milk product at an inlet temperature of below 150° C. The electrostatic spray dried milk product powder has a surface composition with a reduced fat content and increased carbohydrate content relative to the same milk product powder prepared by high heat spray drying.

Provided is an electrostatic spray dried powdered milk product with a surface composition comprising at least 8% less fat compared to a spray dried powder of the same milk product. Further provided is a method of providing a powdered milk product comprising electrostatic spray drying a milk product at an inlet temperature of below 150° C. The electrostatic spray dried milk product powder has a surface composition with a reduced fat content and increased carbohydrate content relative to the same milk product powder prepared by high heat spray drying.

The invention concerns a process for the treatment of a sweet whey material containing cGMP (caseinoGlycoMacroPeptide), said process comprising the following steps: —Decationising the sweet whey material so as to obtain sweet whey material having a pH value of 1 to 4.5; —Treating said sweet whey in a fluidized bed reactor comprising a specific volume of an anionic resin, at a temperature between 10 and 18° C., wherein said sweet whey contacts said resin for a sufficient amount of time so that the resin absorbs between 52% and 58% of the cGMP present in the sweet whey; and—Recovering a protein material. Advantageously, the protein material is suitable for hypoallergenic infant formulae.

A product in powder form having a dry matter content of at least 90% by weight on its total weight and containing lactose in a quantity of at least 85% by weight on its total weight, as well as having a high bulk density; moreover a process for the production of this product in powder form is disclosed, comprising the steps of vacuum-concentrating a lactose-containing liquid, mixing the so-concentrated liquid with a lactose-containing powder and with a high dry matter content and, finally, drying the so-obtained powdered mixture.

An embodiment of the present invention relates to protein granules containing a whey protein as a main component, the protein granules having an average particle diameter of 207 μm to 570 μm, a homogeneity U of 0.58 or less, a content ratio (volume ratio) of coarse powder having a particle diameter of 500 μm or more of 22% or less, and a content ratio (volume ratio) of fine powder having a particle diameter of 150 μm or less of 31% or less.

An embodiment of the present invention relates to protein granules containing a whey protein as a main component, the protein granules having an average particle diameter of 207 μm to 570 μm, a homogeneity U of 0.58 or less, a content ratio (volume ratio) of coarse powder having a particle diameter of 500 μm or more of 22% or less, and a content ratio (volume ratio) of fine powder having a particle diameter of 150 μm or less of 31% or less.

The present invention relates to use of an α-lactalbumin enriched whey protein extract as a source of cholesterol in a synthetic nutritional composition for an infant or child wherein, the α-lactalbumin enriched (WPE) is obtained by a process comprising steps of (i) acidifying a whey protein product to pH 4 or below; (ii) forming a low calcium whey protein product by concentrating the proteins in the acidified whey protein until the calcium to protein ratio is less than about 0.001 and, (iii) Precipitating α-lactalbumin from the low-calcium whey protein product, wherein said precipitating step includes the sub-steps of: (a) diluting the low-calcium whey protein product, (b) adjusting the pH of the diluted low-calcium whey protein product to between 4 and 5 to form a precipitate and soluble proteins, and (c) Separating the precipitate proteins from the soluble proteins; wherein the WPE is added to said composition in an effective amount sufficient to ensure that said synthetic nutritional composition has a final concentration of cholesterol found in human breast milk.

A method for producing a salty yoghurt or yoghurt-like product comprising combining buttermilk, and milk permeate and optionally whey is hereby provided. Additionally, a salty yoghurt or yoghurt-like product comprising buttermilk, milk permeate and optionally whey is also provided. Finally, a yoghurt powder base composition comprising the components in a dry form is also provided.

The present invention relates to a method of producing an ideal whey protein concentrate. The present invention relates also to an ideal whey protein concentrate and its uses in in reducing the total milk protein content and/or in increasing the whey protein content of a spoonable acidified milk product. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of producing a spoonable acidified milk product having high whey protein content but a reduced total milk protein content. The present invention relates also to a spoonable acidified milk product having high whey protein content but a reduced total milk protein content.

Processes and systems are provided for aggregating whey protein including preparing a whey protein solution containing native whey protein, adjusting the pH of the whey protein solution, denaturing at least a portion of the native whey protein, separating the denatured material and processing the denatured material by shearing to form whey protein aggregates. Also provided are whey protein aggregates and uses thereof, such as in the production of dairy products or in cheesemaking.