Milk Protein Concentrate 4882

Milk Protein Concentrate 4882 (MPC 4882) is a robust, functional protein that can be recombined at chilled to ambient temperatures and can be used in a range of applications.

Features:

  • 83% protein, 1.5% fat, 3.8% carbohydrate
  • Uniquely soluble at ambient and cold temperatures 
  • Clean, bland flavour profile  
  • Excellent heat stability  
  • High nutritional value   
  • Enables thick texture in cultured applications

Religious Status:

  • Kosher
  • Halal

Our Sustainability Story*:

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Yoghurts & Cultured

The ideal ingredient for 4-8% protein in spoonable cultured products

NZMP™ MPC 4882 is a world-leading, functional milk protein concentrate specifically developed to increase texture and functional protein in yoghurts. It is an excellent, sustainable alternative to straining, delivering high yield and eliminating acid whey streams. It contains both micellar casein and native whey in the natural ratios found in milk. NZMP™ MPC 4882 builds a stronger gel network compared to standard MPCs for products like Greek style yoghurt, petit suisse, and quark.

Key benefits

Enables higher protein levels in cultured products

Meet consumer demand for health and wellness products.

Enables a smooth, thick, and creamy texture

Designed to deliver the taste and texture your consumers will love.

Clean flavour 

Consumers love to enjoy.

Enables clean label 

Meet consumer demand for less added ingredients. 

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Beverages

Creating premium formulations in compact nutrition beverages

A great problem solver for complex formulations, NZMP MPC 4882 is a robust functional protein that unlocks your right to win in compact and medical beverages. This ingredient offers an ideal solution for formulators looking to create compact nutrition products that are both high protein and high calorie with a full fortification of minerals. 

 

Very heat stable, with proven low viscosity over shelf life in concentrated nutrition solutions such as oral nutrition solutions (ONS).

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Key benefits

High protein compact beverage 

This functional milk protein is ideal for creating high protein beverages (up to 10%) with high total solids, whilst maintaining lower viscosity. 

Cold water soluble 

Delivers smoother processing and high opacity in water.  

Heat stable 

Excellent stability under UHT conditions and low viscosity even at high concentrations. 

Low viscosity  

Improves the texture of high protein beverages. 

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Whitepaper: Optimising Adult and Ageing Nutrition with Milk Protein Concentrates

Learn more about NZMP™ MPC 4882 in this 'Handy Hints' video

Not sure what ingredient is right for you?

Do you need guidance on what ingredients to select when making your beverage? Or are you trying to overcome a specific formulation challenge? Use our tool to find the best NZMP ingredients for your beverage requirements.

NZMP Beverage Tool

What type of beverage application are you looking to make?

Select one of the options below:

White milks

Flavoured milks and dairy beverages

Coffee and tea

Acidic dairy beverages

Enriched milks

RTD protein and functional beverages

Functional water

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What type of beverage application are you looking to make?

Select one of the options below:

Premium milks

Flavoured fortified modified milk drinks

Near-neutral flavoured milk drinks with fruit juice or other acidic ingredients

Dairy and plant-based milks beverages

Top-up to fresh milk base

Top-up to recombined milk powder base

Pure milk protein (no milk powder)

Top-up in plant milks

Juice milks

Smoothies

Acidified beverages (milky)

RTD milk coffee

RTD milk tea

Liquid whitener

Full fat milk

Semi-skimmed milk

Fat free milk

Acidified beverages (clear)

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What type of dairy protein are you interested in?

Select one of the options below:

Whey Protein (Concentrate or Isolate)

Milk Protein (Concentrate or Isolate)

Calcium Caseinate

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What is the desired finished level of protein in the end product?

Select one of the options below:

Up to

4%

protein
Up to

2%

protein
Up to

1.5%

protein
Up to

3.3%

protein
From

2% to 6%

protein
From

1% to 3%

protein
From

1% to 4%

protein
From

1% to 6%

protein
From

1.5% to 8%

protein
From

3% to 8%

protein
Above

3%

protein
From

4% to 6%

protein
From

4% to 8%

protein
From

6% to 8%

protein
Above

6%

protein
From

6% to 10%

protein
From

8% to 10%

protein
Above

8%

protein

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What fat level is required in the finished product?

Select one of the options below:

Up to

1%

fat
Up to

2%

fat
Up to

4%

fat
From

0% to 3%

fat
From

1% to 3%

fat
From

1% to 4%

fat
Above

3%

fat
Above

4%

fat
Above

2%

fat

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What sugar level is required in the finished product?

Select one of the options below:

Up to

1g

per 330ml
From

1g to 5g

per 330ml

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What benefits are you after?

Select one or more of the options below:

Protein claim

Low astringency

High clarity

Low lactose

Hydration

Whey protein claim

Low sugar

Heat stability (UHT)

Shelf life stability

Low viscosity

100% whey claim

Cold solubility

Fast protein absorption

Easy hydration

Organic

Taste/Texture

Nutrition/Claims

Ingredient Performance

Full range suited to this application

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Resources

Whitepaper: Optimising Adult and Ageing Nutrition with Milk Protein Concentrates 
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