Dairy's Role in Health & Wellness
More and more research is highlighting dairy’s strong and specific role in health and wellness. While fluid milk and other dairy products are top of mind for consumers, utilizing specific dairy ingredients can give food scientists and product developers (and even chefs) great ideas for increasing protein, decreasing sugar and making products more nutritious.
ADPI offers many resources for those in the food and beverage industry to utilize dairy ingredients at the highest level. From training on specific nutritional information to utilizing our NEW ingredient guides, below are various resources to help promote and utilize dairy ingredients to support health and wellness at all ages and stages in life.
NEW: Dairy Ingredient Application Guides
Download a copy of our newest resources, outlining the applications, composition, and functionality of dried dairy ingredients.
Spotlight on Ingredient Powerhouses for Health & Wellness
Focusing on the functional benefits of these nutrient-dense products is a great way to think about dairy’s increasing importance in providing sustainable/bioavailable nutrition.
- Complete protein containing all the essential amino acids
- Easily digested with fast uptake by the body
- Mild whey flavor allows for its use in a wide range of applications
- High-quality source of protein for infants to seniors for muscle growth, development, and maintenance
- Helps aid blood sugar management in diabetics
- Well-designed for high-acid, high-heat applications
- Complete protein containing all the essential amino acids
- Contains all the proteins from milk: caseins and whey proteins
- Mild, milky flavor allows for its use in a wide range of applications
- Digests slowly for prolonged use by the body
- High-quality source of protein for infants to seniors for muscle growth, development, and maintenance
- Helps aid blood sugar management in diabetics
- Well-designed for low-acid, high-heat applications
Permeate
- High source of lactose and minerals
- Not included as “added sugar”
- Can aid in sodium reduction
- Enhances sweet and savory flavors
- Clean label replacement for other carbohydrates
- Well-designed for dry mix applications as a flow agent/flavor carrier
Check out some fun, high-protein recipes
to utilize whey proteins and milk proteins at home!
Need expert advice?
For ADPI members: take advantage of our Center of Excellence! If you have specific nutritional questions, reach out to one of our subject matter experts today for consulting.
Areas of Expertise:
- Human Nutrition
- Dairy Nutrition
- Claims
- Nutritional Labeling
Areas of Expertise:
- Functionality and Applications (infant, medical and sports nutrition)
- Legal and Regulatory
- Business Strategy and Development
Areas of Expertise:
- Dairy Ingredient Functionality and Applications
- Training and Education Program Design and Development
