The Term of Milk Drinks
The milk drinks are products ready for consumption, made from milk with differing fat contents additions such as sugar cocoa, fruit concentrates, coffee, flavors and-or other food ingredients, which are homogenously mixed and contributed to flavour and taste.
A level of 30% of additives should not be exceeded in the finished products.
Milk drinks are part of “dairy based products.” The various types can be manufactured on the basis of whole milk (3.5% fat), fat reduced milk (1.5 – 1.8%) or skim milk (less .0.3% fat).
They can be commercialized in the from of pasteurized, UHT or sterilized products.
Apart from taste-influencing additives other ingredients, e.g., stabilizers, are added, which contribute to a homogenous structure and distribution of the additive.
Basic products can be enriched with milk proteins or whey and ultra-filtrate (permeate) are added to refreshing beverages.
Milk drinks are the result of consumer demand for an increased variety in taste. Children can be enticed to consume more milk, and this will also help in school milk programs.
Initially, the preparation of these products was limited to catering and households. The steadily increasing demand has resulted in a significant market share for these dairy products.
The Term of Milk Drinks
