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1979 Craig - Dairy Derived Food Ingredients Functional and Nutritional Considerations
1979 Craig - Dairy Derived Food Ingredients Functional and Nutritional Considerations
T. W. CRAIG
Foremost Foods Company
Dublin, CA 94566
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goods. Suppliers of ingredients devote a consid- operations and product considerations are
erable portion of their technical effort to representative of those in the broader milk-
characterizing new and potential ingredients in derived context.
terms of this functionality. A considerable
effort in industrial marketing is also aimed at Whey
matching the functionality so described to that Whey utilization is increasing in this country.
desired by the food processor. Yearly figures from the Whey Products Institute
Nutritionally we are all probably aware of (WPI) report this trend in pounds and percent,
the powerful story milk-derived ingredients can but we also can see the trend in the marketplace.
tell (3). In the protein area alone, Figure 3
shows the important contribution these ingredi-
ents make to good nutrition (11, 15, 34, 35)
through comparison of well known measures of OENeKOJ. PIqOPERTY:NYIOI~ION
with the mineral contributions of dairy products. filmtotm l t~ . li~a ~lrde, Q 19a~or~ t~a/~itlt~xl i t
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that the balance of divalent to monovalent ions
is improved and protein is increased modestly.
Commercially, demineralized whey has found
its greatest application in infant formulas and
baby food products. It is of value in this
CONC~NraArE context because of the desire that infant
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formulas approach as closely as possible the
compositional profile of mother's milk, particu-
Figure 5. Process flowchart for preparing whey larly in the ratio of whey and casein protein.
protein concentrates.
Additional uses now are being found in special
medical diets where high protein quality and
low sodium or minerals are required, such as in
diets of patients with hypertension or with a
Modified Whey degenerate liver or kidney failure.
Modified wheys include partially delactosed,
Whey Protein Concentrates
partially demineralized, partially delactosed/
demineralized wheys, and whey protein concen- Rather sophisticated techniques of membrane
trate. These products are finding a growing separation are being used commercially to
number of uses in a variety of convenience food manufacture a variety of whey protein concen-
products. Figure 5 explains in a graphic fashion trates. Excellent reviews have highlighted recent
the general processing steps in producing a advances in this area (12, 17, 37, 41). Briefly,
variety of modified wheys (40). Through a ultrafiltration, a new technique, employs
variety of processing schemes, whey can be semipermeable membranes through which mole-
made into a wide variety of modified products cules are forced as a result of a pressure gradient.
with various protein, mineral and lactose levels. Depending upon the porosity of the membrane,
There are two methods of mineral removal some molecules are rejected. Uhrafihration
that accomplish a similar result: 1) the removal membranes for whey processing are designed to
of ions from the whey by electrodialysis, and 2) pass lactose and salts and retain proteins. Both
ion-exchange. By either means, the components plate and frame, and tubular, hollow fiber
of the whey which are in the form of ions systems are in commercial use.
are removed partially or essentially completely Gel filtration is another whey separation
from the whey. process that has achieved commercial status
Electrodialysis has been used for several (46). In this process the whey is treated to
years for demineralization of whey (49). The remove insoluble protein and lipids through a
whey is first concentrated into an intermediate procedure involving neutralization and addition
solids, then demineralized and further concen- of divalent cations. About half of the lactose
trated to 45 to 50% solids before spray drying. then is removed through concentration and
The ion exchange process removes the same evaporation. The partially delactosed whey
components as electrodialysis and was first concentrate then is processed through large
commercialized in 1949. The equipment columns of molecular fractioning resin to give
required for the ion exchange process is less several products with various protein and
expensive than the equipment for the electro- minerals which then are spray dried.
dialysis process. However, operating costs are A third process also in commercial use
higher because of chemicals required and labor involves complexing and precipitation of the
COSt. whey protein with potassium polymetaphos-
The major ions removed by electrodialysis phate and sodium metaphosphate (20, 54). In
are sodium, potassium, arid chloride. Calcium, general, this process consists of acidifying the
magnesium, phosphates, and citrates are not whey to a pH below the isoelectric point,
Protein Lactose Ash Fat While WPC have found commercial accept-
Process (%) ance as functional food ingredients, their
Ultrafiltration 50-62 15-40 0.5-6 15-15 important nutritional contribution to a variety
Centrifugal gel filtration 50-54 25-37 11-13 0.8--2 of food systems has been a principal promo-
Metaphosphate complex 54-58 13 10-15 33-73 tional point in both the commercial and aca-
CMC complex 50 20 8 1.2 demic literature~ Because consumers are now
Etectrodiatysis 27-37 40-60 14-20 2 4-4.3 showing an increased awareness of nutrition
Figure 6. Composition of partially delactosed/de- value (5) of food consumed, the nutritional role
mineralized whey (whey protein concentrates). Data of WPC will continue to be stressed.
is from Morr et al., 1973. Several examples have been published
of the synergistic effect achieved from WPC
fortification of cereal or other vegetable pro-
tein products. The amount of balanced pro-
heating the whey, and adding the phosphate tein (meeting FAO profile for essential amino
and collecting the precipitated lactalbumin acids) in vegetable protein products can
phosphate. This separated product can be be boosted dramatically through supplemen-
neutralized with alkali and spray dried. tation of the commercial grains with WPC
Various whey protein concentrates (WPC) (8). Figure 7 summarizes studies showing
prepared by these processes are compared in how both PER and NPU of diets are improved
Figure 6. Also shown in this figure are WPC when wheat, corn, or rice is supplemented
from two other processes--the carboxy methyl with WPC (1, 13, 14, 16, 55). The figures
cellulose (CMC) precipitation process (18, 21, for nonfat dry milk supplementation are
22), not commercialized yet, and the electrodi- shown also. A similar enhancement of protein
alysis/lactose removal process, the first WPC nutritional value occurs when soy isolate is
introduced into the market (9). In this latter blended with whey protein concentrate (34).
process the raw liquid whey is concentrated by Such nutritional supplementation of vegetable
preheating to 70 C for about 15 s and then and legume proteins with whey has been used
passed through a vacuum evaporator to give a by the US Government in the Food For Peace
concmtrate of 20 to 30% solids. The pH is Program in both the corn soya milk (CSM)
adjusted to approximately neutrality, and product and the whey/soy beverage for the
centrifugation is used to remove the small Agency for International Development (AID).
amount of insoluble protein. The concentrate Commercially WPC has been used to fortify
then is subjected to electrodialysis by a cation/ beverages, nutritional bars, and powdered
anion cell. During this operation, the ash drink mixes.
content may be reduced from 20 to 90%.
Electrodialized liquid material then is further
concentrated to 40 to 60% solids at a tempera-
ture under 70 C. These restrictions of tempera- PER NPU
ture provide a relatively undenatured, highly wheat 08 a
85% wheat 15% NFDM 18 a
soluble protein. Operation at higher tem- 92% wheat and 8% WPC 25 a
peratures gives a correspondingly less soluble
79% corn and 21% NFDM 2.7 c 71 c
product. Crystallization then uses conventional 87% corn and 13% WPC 3.0 c 76 c
equipment involving seeding and gradual
cooling of the concentrate. Removal of the rice" 1.3 b
lactose leaves a liquid which is concentrated 82% r)ce and 18% NFDM 36 c 65 c
88% rice and 12% NFDM ° 3.5 b
further at low heat followed by spray drying. 89% rice and 11% WPC 3,6 c 71 a
62% rice and 38% whey* 3.4 b
The functionality of these WPC's has again
been summarized in several papers, indicating
uncorrected
that they appear to be versatile dairy-derived a Forsum and Harnbraeus, Cont Chem FoodSupply {1974)
ingredients and are of particular value in food b Womack and Vaughan, J E)airy Sci. (1972)
systems where solubility, low flavor contribu- c Forsum.J. Nut. (1975)
tion, emulsification, and fat binding ability is Figure 7. Whey protein/vegetable protein nutri-
desired. tional value studies.
phosphate. J. Dairy Sci. 56:988. and properties of whey protein concentrates from
21 Hill, R. D., and J. G. Zadow. 1974. The precipita- ultrafiltration. J. Dairy Sci. 57:1438.
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