Skim Milk Powder

What Is It?

Skim Milk Powder Medium Heat (SMP-MH) from Burra Foods Australia is a premium, export-certified dairy ingredient manufactured at their Korumburra, Victoria facility — Export Registered Establishment No. 2240. Produced by spray-drying fresh pasteurised skim milk, this powder undergoes controlled heat treatment calibrated to deliver an Undenatured Whey Protein Nitrogen Index (UDWPNI) of 3.6–3.7 mg/g — the technical benchmark that defines true medium heat classification and unlocks its specific functional advantages in industrial food production.

This is the grade that food manufacturers reach for when they need low fat, high solubility, heat stability, and proven performance in UHT and fermented dairy applications. If you're producing recombined UHT milk, yoghurt, bakery goods, or nutritional powders, this is the ingredient your process was designed around.

Why the Heat Classification Matters

SMP is not all the same. The heat treatment applied during manufacture determines how much whey protein remains undenatured — and that directly affects how the powder behaves in your process.

The UDWPNI tells the story: Low Heat SMP (>6.0 mg/g) suits cheesemaking and liquid milk. High Heat SMP (<1.5 mg/g) suits baking stability at very high temperatures. Medium Heat (1.5–6.0 mg/g) sits in the sweet spot used for UHT milk recombining, yoghurt manufacture, ice cream, and a broad range of dairy and food applications. Both batches available through DextroDelight test at 3.6–3.7 mg/g — solidly centred in the medium heat range, not borderline.

Critically, this product passes the Heat Stability test at 90°C for 5 minutes a mandatory pass for any ingredient entering UHT production lines. Alcohol and Clot-on-Boil tests both return negative meaning your UHT product will not break or destabilise.

Appearance & Sensory Profile

Fine, uniform white to cream powder with no visible foreign matter. Reconstitutes cleanly at 50–55°C. Dry odour and reconstituted flavour: No Off Odours. Colour and appearance: Normal. Scorched Particles rating: Disc A — the cleanest classification.

Recombined UHT and ESL milk · Yoghurt and fermented dairy · Cheese manufacture · Ice cream and frozen dessert bases · Bakery (bread, cakes, biscuits, pastry) · Confectionery · Soup, sauce, and instant noodle seasoning · Sports nutrition and protein blends · Meal replacement and nutritional powder bases · Soups and savoury coatings

Storage

Store in cool, dry conditions below 25°C at relative humidity below 65%. Keep in an odour-free environment. 25kg multi-wall paper bag with inner moisture-barrier liner.

Ingredient Statement

Skim Milk. Single ingredient. No additives or flowing agents. Contains: Milk.

Nutritional Highlights (per 100g — indicative from batch data)

• Protein (m/m): 32.9 g per 100g
• Protein in SNF: 34.4–34.7 g per 100g
• Fat: 0.6–0.7 g per 100g
• Lactose: ~55.7 g per 100g
• Calcium: 900–1,300 mg per 100g
• Phosphorus: 850–1,200 mg per 100g
• Potassium: 800–1,700 mg per 100g
• Magnesium: >80 mg per 100g
• Sodium: >200 mg per 100g

High calcium, phosphorus, and potassium content makes this an outstanding functional ingredient for nutritional formulations, sports supplements, and high-mineral dairy products.

Chemical Specification — Batch Results

• Energy: 2,080 kJ (498 Cal) per 100g
• Protein: 24.5 g per 100g
• Total Fat: 26.6 g per 100g
• Saturated Fat: 18.4 g per 100g
• Carbohydrate: 39.8 g per 100g
• Sugars: 39.8 g per 100g
• Sodium: 260 mg per 100g
• Calcium: 890 mg per 100g

Safety & Purity Testing — Batch 081375

• Burra Foods conducts one of the most comprehensive safety test panels available for an Australian SMP:
• Phosphatase: <2.0 µg/mL (confirms pasteurisation)
• Antibiotics: Not Detected
• Inhibitory Substances: Not Detected
• Aflatoxin M1: <0.5 µg/Kg
• Melamine: Not Detected
• Lead: <0.01 mg/Kg
• Arsenic: <0.01 mg/Kg
• Mercury: <0.01 mg/Kg
• Chromium: <0.05 mg/Kg
• Pesticide Residue (C6 Screen):
• Nitrates: 2.6 mg/Kg

Microbiological Safety — All Clear

• Standard Plate Count: 200 cfu/g (Batch 081375)
• Coliforms: Absent / Not Detected
• E. coli: Absent / Not Detected
• Coagulase Positive Staph: Absent
• Salmonella: Not Detected
• Listeria: Absent
• E. sakazakii: Not Detected
• Clostridium Perfringens: Absent
• Enterobacteriaceae: <10 cfu/g
• Yeast & Mould: <10 cfu/g
• Bacillus cereus: <100 cfu/g
• Thermophilic Organisms: 50 cfu/g

Phosphatase negative (<2.0 µg/mL) independently verifies adequate pasteurisation — a mandatory compliance point for any UHT-application buyer.