Evaporated milk

evaporated milk is different from condensed milk as later is sweetened.

1. Evaporated milk By : Asma bano

2. Definition Evaporated Milk  in its simplest definition is dehydrated milk. When about 60% of water is removed from the fresh milk with the help of the process called vacuum evaporation, it becomes evaporated milk. During the evaporation, lots of nutrients and calories are concentrated in the milk naturally, which makes it more calorie-loaded, but at the same time, more nutritious than the fresh milk.

3. Constituents of evaporated milk The standard defines ideal evaporated milk should contain at least 7.9% milk fat and 25.5% milk solids. FDA regulations mandate that Vitamins A, D, and C are added to evaporated milk.

4. Nutrition Facts Serving Size  Per Serving  100 grams (100 g) % Daily Value Calories 160 Calories from Fat 72 Total Fat 8g 12% Saturated Fat 6g 32% Cholesterol 40mg 12% Sodium 120mg 4% Potassium 360mg 12% Carbohydrates 12g 4% Sugars 12g Protein 8g Vitamin A 0% Calcium 32%

5. Process during evaporated milk The milk is firstly homogenized, then chilled rapidly, fortified with stabilizers and vitamins, packaged and lastly sterilized..

6. Process during evaporated milk Milk is firstly homogenized

7. Texture and appearance Due to the high heat process, evaporated milk gains a little caramelized flavor. The color of evaporated milk is a bit darker and has a thicker texture than the normal fresh milk. Evaporated milk has a creamy texture and is very delicious to taste. Most of the people add water in the evaporated milk just to serve it as normal milk and lower down the calorie.

8. Availability There is a good variety of evaporated milk available in the market such as skim, low fat, whole milk, etc. While Vitamin D and C are present in every variety of evaporated milk, low fat and skim milk has Vitamin A additionally. Evaporated milk comes in canned container and does not require refrigeration, until the seal is broken.