Milk proteins - Articles

Opportunities and challenges of milk

Innovations in lactose-free, flavors and UHT milk facilitate market demand.

Sonali Raghunath

January 27, 2025

Milk has been a basis in nutrition for centuries, building generations with its rich array of nutrients.

Research on milk’s full nutritional potential

Bioactive peptides and milk proteins promote immunity, bolster cognition.

Emil Nashed

June 28, 2023

Milk has a proven legacy of providing health and wellness benefits through its 13 essential nutrients that solidifies its place in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and has earned endorsements from leading health organizations.

Choose between milk and whey proteins

Milk proteins and whey proteins serve different functional purposes as ingredients

Terri Rexroat

October 7, 2019

Dairy foods, including dry dairy ingredients, provide one-fifth of the total daily protein intake for the average American. Amidst a crowded protein market, demand for dairy proteins continues to grow.

Making the case for dairy proteins

Plant-based alternatives do not have the same protein benefits as dairy foods

Gregory Miller Matthew Pikosky

September 24, 2019

Consumers are interested in food trends, including plant-based foods. While households may sometimes buy plant-based products, almost all still purchase dairy overall. That's a good thing, because not all proteins are equal.

Optimize the performance of dairy ingredients in yogurt

Start by determining whether a milk protein or a whey protein ingredient will fit your needs

K.J. Burrington

September 12, 2019

The yogurt category includes a growing list of diverse products, many of which use dairy ingredients to contribute to their nutrition and overall sensory experience.

Milk proteins make you strong inside

Industry communicates the nutritional and functional superiority of dairy protein

Sharon Gerdes

September 4, 2019

The Hartman Group's "Health + Wellness 2019" study revealed that 60% of consumers are seeking to increase protein in their diet.

Dairy Protein Messaging Initiative kicks off

Kathie Canning

June 7, 2019

Demand for protein on the part of consumers continues to be strong. According to the American Dairy Products Institute (ADPI), Elmhurst, Ill., 68% of Americans surveyed in 2017 said they wanted to consume more protein, compared to 50% in 2016.

For World Milk Day, put milk in the spotlight

Kathie Canning

May 6, 2019

It's time to celebrate milk - real milk, that is. World Milk Day, an event established by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) back in 2001 to recognize the importance of milk as a global food, will take place on June 1.

2019 Breakthrough Award goes to California Dairies Inc.

Kathie Canning

April 10, 2019

Each year, Dairy Foods and the Elmhurst, Ill.-based American Dairy Products Institute (ADPI) honor one deserving ADPI member company with the Breakthrough Award for Dairy Ingredient Innovation. The award celebrates achievements and innovations in one or more of four categories.

When dair met soy: How dairy- and plant-based proteins can work together

When dairy met soy: How dairy and plant-based proteins can work together

There is plenty of room in the growing protein category for dairy-based and plant-based sources. In fact, there are good reasons to formulate with a blend of dairy and plant proteins.

Kimberly Decker

August 4, 2017

Demand for plant proteins — and not just soy, but pea, seed, bean and more — is reinvigorating the sector in whole new ways. While a 2015 report by the research firm MarketsandMarkets predicted dairy proteins will reach a value of $18 billion by 2020, plant proteins are hardly far behind. Mordor Intelligence research from 2017 estimates their value will top $14 million by 2022.