MANUFACTURE: OF MILK POWDER 



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CHAPTER XXVII. 

 PACKING FOR THE MARKET 



The dried milk, reduced to a fine powder, is put on the market 

 in packages of various types and sizes. Small packages are usually 

 put up in tin or fibre cans holding from eight ounces to ten pounds 

 of milk powder. These cans are closed with a friction cap. The 

 bulk of dried milk is put up in barrels which are lined with parch- 

 m,ent paper similar to the lining of sugar barrels. Milk powder 

 should be stored in a dry atmosphere. When exposed to dampness 

 it is prone to absorb moisture. In this condition its life is short- 

 ened, as it becomes mouldy and spoils. 



COMPOSITION OF MILK POWDER 



Milk powder is made from whole milk, partly skimmed milk 

 and skim milk. The following figures show the composition of 

 milk powders manufactured by the several different processes. 



Composition of Milk Powders Manufactured by Different 

 Processes. 



1 Larsen and White, Milk Technology. 



8 C. Huyge, La poudre du lait, Revue g6ne"rale du lait, Vol. 3, No. 14, 1904. 



