摘要:
Extruded nutritional powders and methods of manufacturing the extruded nutritional powders, including extruded infant nutritional powders and extruded adult nutritional powders are provided. The processes utilize an extruder that is capable of internally mixing and emulsifying protein, and optionally, a carbohydrate with fat and water into an emulsion that can be dried into a powder having equivalent fat separation and dispersibility as compared to spray dried powders.
摘要:
A method of reducing a pathogenic microorganism population in a powdered nutritional food composition is described herein. The powdered nutritional food composition includes a fat, a protein, and a carbohydrate. The method includes forming an emulsion of the powdered nutritional food composition and extruding the emulsified powdered nutritional food composition at a temperature of less than about 100° C. The method produces at least a 5 log reduction in the pathogenic microorganism population in the extruded powdered nutritional food composition. The extruded powdered nutritional food composition has a water activity level of about 0.3 to about 0.95.