what's the difference between prepared milk powder and formula milk powder, which is also made of cow's and sheep's milk?
difference 1: the concept of blended milk powder is broader
1. blended milk powder
blended milk powder is a dairy product developed in 195s. Early mixed milk powder is a kind of dairy product made by adding some necessary nutrients to milk or dairy products and drying them according to the nutritional needs of infants. Simply put, milk powder produced by adding other raw materials (such as vitamins) to milk is prepared milk powder.
The national standard "GB 19644-21 National Standard Milk Powder for Food Safety" defines blended milk powder as a powdered product with raw cow (sheep) milk or its processed products as the main raw materials, with or without food additives and nutritional fortifiers, and the milk solid content is not less than 7% after processing.
Cow and sheep milk is also used as raw material. What is the difference between prepared milk powder and formula milk powder?
2. Formula milk powder
Formula milk powder can be understood as an "upgraded version" of the early prepared milk powder. In recent years, the formula milk powder for infants has entered the period of Special Modified Milk Powder. By adding or extracting some ingredients from cow (sheep) milk, its composition ratio is more reasonable, its nutrition is more abundant, and it is more suitable for feeding infants. For example, compared with whole milk powder, formula milk powder removes part of casein and increases the proportion of whey protein; Most saturated fatty acids were removed and vegetable oil was added. Reduce the mineral content, so as to reduce the burden on infants' kidneys and better meet the needs of infants' growth and development.
The formula milk powder we often talk about generally refers to "infant formula milk powder", and the national standards adopted are GB 1765-21 National Food Safety Standard Infant Formula Food and GB 1767-21 National Food Safety Standard Infant Formula Food. The definition of infant formula food is as follows:
Cattle and sheep milk are also used as raw materials. What is the difference between prepared milk powder and formula milk powder?
difference 2: the blended milk powder products are more suitable for people
1. Blended milk powder
The new milk powder policy requires that infant milk powder must be registered, which makes some enterprises have to cut down on brands; In order to maintain sales growth despite the reduction of brands, it is necessary to add new categories. Among them, children's milk powder and pregnant women's milk powder are not only new growth points in the market, but also not limited by the formula registration system.
Therefore, with the development of the times, the consumer groups involved in the preparation of milk powder are becoming wider and more targeted, such as children, teenagers, adults, pregnant women, middle-aged and elderly people and so on. Its types are also increasing, such as children's powder, pregnant women's powder, middle-aged and elderly high-calcium powder, and some nutritional products such as probiotics and lactoferrin also have the types of milk powder.
2. Formula milk powder
The age range of the consumers of infant formula milk powder is -36 months old, but the types of formula milk powder are constantly being refined. For example, in terms of milk-based raw materials, you can choose cow milk powder, goat milk powder or sheep milk powder; There are also organic milk powder produced in strict accordance with organic agricultural standards; And special powders for different groups of people: infant nutritional supplements, premature/low birth weight infant formula, partially hydrolyzed milk protein formula, deeply hydrolyzed milk protein formula, amino acid formula, lactose-free formula, total nutrition formula, phenylketonuria formula, and non-total nutrition formula electrolyte formula.
Cow and sheep milk is also used as raw material. What is the difference between prepared milk powder and formula milk powder?
difference 3: the standard of formula milk powder is stricter
1. The standard of prepared milk powder is GB 19644-21 National Standard Milk Powder for Food Safety, in which only the physical and chemical indexes of prepared milk powder are specified: protein ≥16.5%, moisture ≤5%. Looking at the microbial indicators, the types of microbial detection of prepared milk powder are: coliform, Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella, and the maximum safe limit value of microorganisms in the total number of colonies is 2, cfu/g.
2. Formula milk powder
The standard of formula milk powder is stricter than that of prepared milk powder, and there are different standards for different segments: the national standard for the first segment of milk powder is GB 1765-21 National Standard for Food Safety Infant Formula Food, and the national standard for the second and third segments is GB 1767-21 National Standard for Food Safety Infant Formula Food, and there are also both. What's the difference between paragraph 1, paragraph 2 and paragraph 3? .
Compared with milk powder, the national standard for infant formula milk powder also specifies dozens of indicators such as protein, fat, carbohydrate, vitamins, minerals and optional components in detail, and the scope is more precise and strict. Look at the microbial indicators. For example, in the infant formula food standard, the types detected in the microbial indicators are: Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella, and Enterobacter sakazakii. Compared with the milk powder standard, there are more Enterobacter sakazakii. The maximum safety limit value m of microorganisms in the total number of colonies is 1 cfu/g. Some indicators are compared as follows:
Cow and sheep milk is also used as raw material. What is the difference between prepared milk powder and formula milk powder?
as far as the national standard is concerned, the text of the national standard for blended milk powder has three pages (the detection indicators include seven items: raw materials, sensory, physical and chemical indicators, pollutants, mycotoxins, microorganisms, food additives and nutritional fortifiers); The national standard text of formula food for older infants and young children has 6 pages; There are 7 pages in the national standard text of infant formula food, and 6 pages in the informative appendix (detection indicators include 12 items of raw materials, senses, essential ingredients, vitamins, minerals, optional ingredients, other indicators, pollutants, mycotoxins, microorganisms, food additives and nutritional fortifiers, and urease activity). I believe everyone knows which standard is stricter.
Difference 4: Formulated milk powder is more flexible and diverse
1. Formulated milk powder
Because the standards adopted are not so strict compared with formula milk powder, there will be other ways to adapt to the needs of different people, such as using skimmed milk powder and whole milk powder to change the fat content, adding white sugar, flavors and fragrances and other ingredients to improve the taste.
For example, sweetened condensed milk, edible essence and white sugar can be added to the ingredients list of children's milk powder to enhance flavor; Pregnant women's milk powder will strengthen nutrients such as folic acid and DHA; Middle-aged and elderly milk powder is generally characterized by degreasing, high calcium, high protein and adding prebiotics; Some nutritional products, such as probiotic milk powder, usually use milk powder and prebiotics as carriers, and add glucose and maltodextrin.
2. Formula milk powder
There are corresponding standard range requirements for carbohydrate, protein, fat, minerals and vitamins in formula milk powder, and the differences among brands are mainly reflected in brand strength, milk source and optional ingredients. In addition, there are differences in milk powder in each stage. For example, in terms of ingredients, the proportion of whey protein and lactose in the first stage is higher, and flavors and fragrances are not allowed to be added.
Cow and sheep milk is also used as raw material. What is the difference between prepared milk powder and formula milk powder?