Dairy Products Industry in 2006

The Tanzania Dairy Industry

Probiotics in Dairy Fermented Products

Interest in the role of probiotics for human health began as early as 1908 when Metchnikoff associated the intake of fermented milk with prolonged life (Lourens-Hattingh and Vilijoen, 2001b). However, the relationship between intestinal microbiota and good health and nutrition has only recently been investigated. Therefore, it was not until the 1960’s that health benefit claims began appearing ...

Calcium Fortification in Dairy Products

However, feasibility of calcium addition has to be considered as milk products represent a complex food matrix from the technological point of view. This challenge drives mineral salt suppliers such as Jungbunzlauer to offer not only one product but rather a range of different calcium salts (tricalcium citrate and calcium lactate gluconate) to be able to align with food manufacturers’ applicati...

Developments in Indigenous Dairy Products

40 The importance and completeness of milk as a human food was realized prior to ‘Vedic’ times itself. This recognition of the socio-economic eminence of milk in human nutriture instinctively led ancient Indians to conserve such nutrients into more stable products under the tropical climatic conditions. The concerted efforts towards such accomplishment included concentration, fermentation, acid...

Process and Products Innovation in Dairy Industry by Using Dense Carbon Dioxide

The most important products of the dairy industry are: pasteurized liquid milk, casein and products derived by casein, and whey protein concentrates. Among the different advanced processes developed for getting better quality products in comparison to those obtained with traditional technologies, the processes based on the use of dense carbon dioxide are preferable from many points of view. In ...