Technological Advances in Condensed and Dried Milk

Contents: Preface. 1. Condensed and dried milk industry--an overview. 2. Evaporated and sweetened condensed milk. 3. Evaporators. 4. Milk powder. 5. Dryers and accessories. 6. Advances in concentration and drying process. 7. Defects : causes and prevention. 8. Baby foods, malted milk powder and dairy whiteners. 9. Dried milk product. 10. Technology of packaging. Question bank. Glossary. Subject index.

"Technological Advances in Condensed and Dried Milk is an elaboration of an overview of condensed and dried milk industry, which facilitates an understanding regarding evaporated and sweetened condensed milk, different kinds of evaporators and dryers. It narrates different types of heat classified skim milk powder and whole milk powder. The book deals in various defects in condensed and dried milk with their prevention for quality control. A special emphasis is given on Baby foods and Malted food products. Besides this, the book throws light on recent advances in concentration and drying technology.

The book accommodates a number of diagrams/figures to enable the reader to grasp the subject conveniently. Complete documentation is earmarked as "source" and included in the collateral reading section. These references will give new impetus to interested students and research scholars to go through the current scenario of condensed and dried milk industry in India and abroad." (jacket)