Arla Foods Ingredients has received two World Dairy Innovation Awards for Best Dairy Ingredient and Best Manufacturing or Processing Innovation at the Global Dairy Congress in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 17, 2014.
The company beat nearly 160 entries from 30 countries to receive the two awards.
Arla Foods Ingredients’ protein solution Nutrilac IC-6425 won in the Best Dairy Ingredient category as it could produce an ice cream version of skyr, a popular sour milk product.
When the ingredient is used in frozen skyr, it creates a finished product high in protein, low in fat, with a creamy and smooth mouthfeel, as well as a fresh and mild flavor.
In the Best Manufacturing or Processing Innovation category, the company’s Nutrilac FastRipe concept was lauded as a natural milk protein that accelerates the mechanism in cheese, which causes it to ripen.
This enables cheese-makers to reduce ripening times and save thousands of euros every year without any negative impact on product quality or shelf life.
