SOLID MILK AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF

摘要

A solid milk combining sufficient strength with sufficient solubility can be obtained basically by compacting and molding only powdered milk as an ingredient under a condition where porosity and free fat content thereof are controlled within fixed ranges and then humidifying and drying to produce a solid milk with a porosity of 30% to 50%. The solid milk has a moisture content of 1 wt % to 4 wt %.

主权项

1. Solid milk with a porosity of 30% to 50%, comprising 0.5 wt % to 4 wt % of free fat, and wherein total fat including said free fat is 5 wt % or higher, wherein the solid milk is manufactured by a method comprising, in the following order:
a compacting process of compacting powdered milk and obtaining a solid compacted body of powdered milk; a humidifying process of wetting the compacted body of powdered milk obtained in said compacting process after the compactin process; and a drying process of drying the compacted body of powdered milk humidified in said humidification process after the humidifying process, wherein an amount of moisture added to the compacted body of powdered milk in the humidifying process is 0.5% to 3%, wherein the content of free fat in the compacted body of powdered milk in the drying process is 0.5 wt % to 4 wt %, and wherein the powdered milk used in said compacting process has a total fat content of 5 wt % or higher.