Malted milk powder changed the lives of many and started ruling the American market from its first manufacturing. Made from milk, wheat flour and malted barley, it was introduced in the late ’80s. It started the trend of health drinks and families started trusting the company. Let’s explore some interesting facts about the taste that made people crazy.
With an idea of making a supplement for the infants with wheat and malted based nutrition, London Pharmacist James Horlick with his brother William Horlick founded a company in 1873 to manufacture their own brand. They registered a patent for a new formula enhanced with dried milk. They trademarked its name as malted milk in 1887. It was initially sold as an infant product, but because of its lightweight and high calorie content, it soon became popular among the adults too. Later, products like milk shakes, ice-creams, milk balls, etc. were also made from malted milk powder, and this added to the excitement of relishing the taste buds with something new and healthy.
How to Make this Milk Powder
Malted milk consists of malted barley, wheat flour and milk. Let us see how it is made.
- Wheat flour and malted barley are mashed in hot water. In this process starch is converted into maltose.
- Then milk is mixed in it.
- This mixture is then evaporated to form a syrup.
- Syrup is made to dry in an oven to form a cake.
- This cake is milled to get a powdered form.
Nutritional Value
According the famous milk products manufacturer brand Nestle: ‘malted milk is a source of Calcium, Vitamin A and Vitamin D3 and a good source of Vitamin B1 and Vitamin B2’.
Given below is a table which shows the nutritional value of malted milk:
| NESTLÉ Malted Milk |
Avg Qty Serving | |||
per 20g |
per 100g |
per 20g + 200mL Whole Milk |
per 20g + 200mL Skim Milk |
|
| Energy (kJ) | 350 | 1750 | 930 | 635 |
| Protein (g) | 2.4 | 12.0 | 9.2 | 9.0 |
| Fat – total (g) saturated (g) |
1.8 1.2 |
9.0 6.0 |
9.6 6.6 |
2.0 1.3 |
| Carbohydrate (g) sugars (g) |
14.3 8.9 |
71.3 44.7 |
23.7 18.3 |
23.7 18.3 |
| Sodium (mg) | 60 | 300 | 175 | 160 |
| Calcium (mg) | 135 (16% RDI+) |
670 (83% RDI+) |
371 (46% RDI+) |
371 (46% RDI+) |
| Vitamin A (µg) | 100 (13% RDI+) |
500 (67% RDI+) |
175 (23% RDI+) |
100 (13% RDI+) |
| Vitamin B1 (mg) | 0.3 (27% RDI+) |
1.3 (118% RDI+) |
0.3 (27% RDI+) |
0.3 (27% RDI+) |
| Vitamin B2 (mg) | 0.7 (41% RDI+) |
3.4 (200% RDI+) |
0.8 (47% RDI+) |
0.8 (47% RDI+) |
| Vitamin D3 (mg) | 1.0 (10% RDI+) |
5.0 (50% RDI+) |
2.5 (25% RDI+) |
1.0 (10% RDI+) |
Source – NESTLÉ
Apart from the nutrition values, malted milk is also famous for its taste. It is also used for making pancakes, biscuits, muffins, milk balls, etc. As it has natural sweetener, some people prefer it dry. Now we can get it in many flavors like chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, caramel, etc. Try sprinkling some malted powder on your ice-cream and enjoy a more delicious taste than before. There are many recipes made from malted powder that you can even try at home. So, just give it a try and discover your own recipe with the blend of health and of course taste.