Milk protein ingredients provide not only nutrition, but also specific technological functionality when applied in food formulations. Milk protein ingredients are natural, trusted food ingredients and are ideal for unique nutritional and functional applications. Value addition to dairy and food products are being strived by the dairy and food industry to woo more consumers for their innovative products. Use of high protein milk solids can be one mode of such value-addition to food products. Some of the important functional properties of dairy protein ingredients include solubility, viscosity building, emulsification, heat stability, aeration, etc. The high protein dairy based ingredients highlighted in the review include caseinates, co-precipitates, whey protein concentrates and isolates, milk protein concentrates, micellar casein, UF retentate powder, etc. Cheese analogues are glaring product example in which high protein ingredients are indispensable. Wheyless cheese can be made utilizing UF retentate powders. Some of the drawbacks of conventional product such as reduced cheese yield, wheying off from yoghurt, break down of body during storage can be taken care of utilizing high protein dairy ingredients in the product formulation. The applications of such high protein tailor-made ingredients in dairy and food products have been discussed in the review paper. Emulsification Prevent fat globule from forming lumps. Improved product appearance.Baked goods, confections, recombined milk, nutritional beverages, sauces, soups, salad dressings, meats.
Flavour enhancementProvides baked flavour during baking and heating. Provide creamy dairy notes.-do-