NEW MILK AND MILK POWDER FREED OF LACTOSE, FOOD AND DRINK CONTAINING THE SAME AND PRODUCTION OF MILK AND MILK POWDER FREED OF LACTOSE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To produce a milk powder, freed of lactose, excellent in flavor, texture and palatability and useful for health, etc., without containing the lactose at all by emulsifying a specific fat and a specified protein in a specific proportion under specified conditions, drying and powdering resultant emulsion. SOLUTION: (A) A fat containing one or more milk fats selected from the group consisting of fresh cream, butter and a butter oil and having 2% lactose content is used and (B) one or more proteins, selected from the group consisting of a total milk protein(TMP), a milk protein concentrate(MPC), a casein (a salt) and a whey protein concentrate(WPC) are used and homogenized in an aqueous solution so as to provide the ratio (F/P) of the components A to B within the range of 0.33-3.0. An excipient such as a dietary fiber is preferably added thereto to combine the fat with the proteins and form a stable O/W emulsified structure. The resultant mixture is then dried and powdered to afford a milk powder freed of lactose.