Milk Protein Concentrate 485

NZMP™ Milk Protein Concentrate 485 has high protein content, good nutritional value, and a clean flavour making it an ideal ingredient for a wide range of applications. 

Features:

  • Excellent flavour profile
  • High level of bound calcium
  • Excellent heat stability
  • Good nutritional value
  • High opacity in water
  • Slow amino acid release 

Religious Status:

  • Kosher
  • Halal
  • Halal Indonesia

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Yoghurts & Cultured

Efficiently boost the protein levels of your cultured products

NZMP™ MPC 485 is an ideal ingredient for yoghurts and cultured products to increase protein content, whilst delivering a creamy consistency. With excellent dispersibility and heat stability, it contains both micellar casein and native whey in the natural ratios found in milk. This efficient alternative can increase the protein content of up to 6% in spoonable yoghurt.  

Key benefits

Clean flavour  

A clean flavour consumers love to enjoy.

Great mouthfeel

Delivers a smooth, thick, and creamy texture your consumers will love. 

Enables high protein stirred yoghurt 

Meet consumer demand for health and wellness products with higher protein levels.

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Bakery & Snacks

Deliver soft texture to protein fortified baked goods

NZMP™ MPC 485 is a heat stable, milk protein concentrate that maintains viscosity of batter during the baking process and helps deliver a soft texture to protein-fortified baked goods such as cookies, bars, pancakes, and muffins. It contains both micellar casein and native whey in the natural ratios found in milk. With a high calcium content, slow amino acid release, and clean, milky flavour, NZMP™ MPC 485 contains 85% protein, 1.4% fat and 4% carbohydrates. 

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Key benefits

Good source of calcium and protein

Supports both muscle and bone health.

Creates soft bars

Excellent shortening and softening properties in bar applications.

Fighting palate fatigue

Differentiating the formats of protein to produce more variability of options on shelf for consumers.

Texture and mouthfeel

Maintains viscosity of batter during the baking process resulting in a texture your consumers will love.

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

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Ingredients for Nutrition Bars
Question 1 of 8

Please indicate the region where you operate.

Our portfolio of ingredients may vary depending on the region where you operate; therefore to give you an accurate recommendation, we need to know where you are making your bars. Select one of the regions below:

North America
Europe
Asia Pacific
Other markets
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Question 2 of 8

What type of bar are you making?

Select one of the types below:

Granola/ Muesli bar
Crispy/ Crunchy bar
Nougat/ Whipped bar
Dough bar
Multi-layered bar
Type of protein
Protein content
Sugar content
Texture
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Question 3 of 8

Which stage of the formulation process are you at?

Select one of the options below:

Formulation not started - Need guidance on ingredients to select
Formulation refining - Need guidance to overcome a specific challenge
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Question 4 of 8

What type of ingredient/s do you want?

Select one or more of the types below:

Dairy proteins
Probiotics
Prebiotics
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Question 5 of 8

What type of dairy protein/s do you want?

Select all that apply:

Whey protein (isolate or concentrate)
Whey protein hydrolysate
Milk protein (isolate or concentrate)
Calcium Caseinate
Ingredients for Nutrition Bars
Question 6 of 8

What protein content are you targeting?

Select one of the choices below:

Up to

15%

protein
From

15% to 30%

protein
Above

30%

protein
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Question 7 of 8

What sugar content are you targeting?

Select one of the choices below:

Up to

0.5g

per bar
From

0.5g to 0.9g

per bar
From

1g to 3g

per bar
Sugar content is not important
Ingredients for Nutrition Bars
Question 8 of 8

What is the main texture attribute you are looking for when making your bar?

Select one of the choices below:

Softness
Short texture and/or easy chew
Crispiness/ Crunch
Chewiness
Aeration
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Question 8 of 8

Which texture challenge do you want to overcome?

Select one of the choices below:

Add aeration
Shorten texture/ Reduce cohesiveness/ Reduce chew
Soften
Increase cohesiveness/ chew
Add crispiness/ crunch
Build texture
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Your recommended ingredients based on the options you selected:

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Types of Protein Edit

Protein Content Edit

Types of Ingredients Edit

Sugar Content Edit

Texture Edit

By blending the below ingredient(s) together or with other ingredients from our bar portfolio, it is possible to customise texture to deliver a desired consumer experience, and give stability over shelf life.

For more information on blending ratios, specifications and samples please Contact Us.

 
 
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Beverages

A heat stable protein for beverages

NZMP™ MPC 485 is a heat stable, soluble milk protein, easily processed for beverage manufacturing. It contains both micellar casein and native whey in the natural ratios found in milk and supports claims of high protein for satiety and overall health.

 

NZMP™ MPC 485 is easily recombined at 40 to 55°C and supports shelf-stable RTDs maintaining low viscosity at up to 10% protein. For enriched milks sub applications, it delivers up to 8% protein, clean label, enriched milks with a delicious, clean flavour. 

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Key benefits

Delivers high protein beverages 

Meet consumer demand for health and wellness products with higher protein levels.

Produces great tasting beverages  

A clean, mild taste your consumers will love.

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Ingredients for Beverage Applications

What type of beverage application are you looking to make?

Select one of the options below:

Recombined evaporated and sweetened condensed milks
Recombined milk and milk beverages
Juice, smoothie or acidified beverages
RTD coffee and RTD tea
Functional water
RTD milky beverages
Ingredients for Beverage Applications

What type of beverage application are you looking to make?

Select one of the options below:

Recombined evaporated milk
Recombined sweetened condensed milk
Recombined milk
Recombined dairy beverage
Protein enriched milk - fully recombined
Protein enriched milk - fresh milk base
Juice beverage
Smoothie
Acidified beverage
RTD Coffee
RTD Tea
Ingredients for Beverage Applications

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
Ingredients for Beverage Applications

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

Select one of the options below:

Up to

1.5%

protein
Up to

4%

protein
From

1% to 3%

protein
From

1% to 6%

protein
From

1.5% to 8%

protein
From

3% to 6%

protein
Above

3%

protein
From

4% to 6%

protein
From

4% to 8%

protein
From

6% to 8%

protein
Above

6%

protein
From

8% to 10%

protein
Above

8%

protein
Ingredients for Beverage Applications

What fat level is required in the finished product?

Select one of the options below:

From

0% to 3%

fat
Up to

1%

fat
From

1% to 3%

fat
From

1% to 7.5%

fat
From

1% to 8%

fat
Above

3%

fat
From

7.5% to 15%

fat
From

8% to 16%

fat
Above

15%

fat
Above

16%

fat
Ingredients for Beverage Applications

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
Ingredients for Beverage Applications

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
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Your recommended ingredients based on the options you selected:

Our ingredients are often combined to achieve your specific composition, performance targets or desired consumer experience.

For more information on the optimum ingredient combination for your needs, specifications and samples please Contact us.

 
 
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Resources

Product Bulletin: NZMP™ MPC 485
Nutritional Bulletin: NZMP™ MPC 485
Brochure: NZMP™ Protein Brochure 
Manual: NZMP™ MPC Technical Manual
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