Evaporated milk is canned milk products are made from fresh milk. Fresh milk is used will be reduced water content. This type of milk is also commonly known as condensed milk without sugar.
The process of making itself starts with evaporated milk evaporating the water content up to 60 per cent, followed by the process of homogenization. After going through both processes, the milk and then packed in cans and heated to 115-118 degrees Celsius for 15 minutes for sterilization purposes.
Reduction of water content in the evaporated milk aims to extend the expiry date. Through this process, the milk will keep several months or even several years longer. The duration of the durability of this will depend on the fat and sugar content in them.
Milk that has been through the stages of production such as the above remain shrinkage means when viewed from the side-nutritional content of nutrients that are important. The process of making permanent evaporated milk to make protein and fat can be digested by the body. The mineral content of calcium, phosphorus, and other compounds in the milk of this type can also be digested, like fresh milk.
Each 100 grams of evaporated milk contained 74.04 grams of water, but it is still there:
- 134 kcal of energy;
- 6.81 grams of protein;
- 7.56 total fat; and
- 10.04 carbohydrate.
Group minerals are in evaporated milk including calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium and zinc. Meanwhile, the vitamin content in milk of this type include vitamin C, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B-6, vitamin B-12, vitamin A and folate.
Evaporated Milk Make at Home
Evaporated milk is usually used to make food or beverage is finely textured and soft. Some foods and beverages are usually wear these types of milk ingredients are milkshake and brownies. So what if felt like to make a snack, but do not have the evaporated milk? No need to worry because it's not difficult to make yourself at home.
To make evaporated milk, please prepare the following basic ingredients.
- Half a cup of butter;
- Half a cup of boiling water; and
- One half cup of instant milk powder.
Combine butter and water to a medium sized saucepan that has been heated. Thereafter, stirring until blended. Turn the heat down when a mixture of butter and water is already boiling. Make sure the mixture is continuously stirred during the manufacturing process.
The next step is to mix milk instant powder into the solution and stirring constantly until the mixture of these materials is completely dissolved. Cook until mixture reaches desired consistency level. Let the mixture stand until cool down by itself.
Homemade evaporated milk can be packed into glass bottles and stored in the refrigerator. Quality will remain good for consumption at least until one week after manufacture. If you want to reduce the amount of fat in homemade evaporated milk, butter dose reduction then do as you wish.
More efficient and contain nutrients that are not much different from fresh milk evaporated milk to make a selection of food that can be consumed at any time. With a relatively cheap price, it makes the milk of this type deserves to be one of mine nutrition for the family members.
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