DAIRY PROTEIN fueling functional food innovation

摘要

"All proteins are not created equal" was a phrase repeated many times during the joint annual conference of the American Dairy Products Institute, Elmhurst, Ill., and the American Butter Institute, Washington, which took place virtually Aug. 16-20. When referencing the phrase, the consensus was the superiority of dairy proteins needs to be better communicated to consumers, and the industry is ready to help product developers fuel their products with the power of dairy proteins. "While we know there are definitely headwinds with plant and lab-grown proteins, we all have a responsibility to get behind telling the powerful story of dairy proteins," said Daragh Maccabee, chief executive officer, Idaho Milk Products, Jerome, Idaho, during a session on value-added proteins. Idaho Milk Products is a 12-year-old company owned by two farmer families that together have 14 locations and 19 barns all within a 45-mile radius of the ingredient manufacturing plant. The company converts about 4.5 million lbs of milk per day.