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Skim Milk Powder

Dried skim milk powder.

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About Skim Milk Powder

Skim milk powder is milk from which most milk fat has been removed and which has then been dehydrated into a dry powder. It is used directly in baking, confectionery, beverages, sauces, cultured dairy products, and processed foods, or reconstituted with water.

The powder is usually off-white to cream-coloured, fine, and free-flowing when dry. Its flavour is milky and lightly sweet, with cooked or caramel-like notes that can become more noticeable during drying or storage. Reconstituted powder is smoother and more fluid than the dry product.

It may be sold in bags, tubs, or other packaged dry forms, including instantised products. Particle size, heat treatment, instantisation, and residual moisture affect dispersibility and flavour. Adding water changes it from a loose powder into a pourable milk-like preparation.

Ingredient type
powder
Form
powder

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Local names for skim milk powder

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English

skim milk powder

English

Lait en poudre, demi-écrémé

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English

Lait en poudre, écrémé

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English

Skimmed Milk Powder

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Skim Milk Powder nutrition & diet

Skim Milk Powder nutritional value

Milk, cow, powder, skim

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the stated food form.

Calories
363kcal
Protein
34.9g
Carbs
56.0g
Fat
0.8g

Reference values apply to the named food form, not every preparation, variety or brand. © Food Standards Australia New Zealand. AFCD Release 3, food F005652. Available carbohydrate excludes sugar alcohols; energy converted from kJ to kcal (÷4.184). Australian data may not be appropriate for use in other countries. There are limitations associated with food composition databases. Food composition data used in the database or databases may represent an average of the nutrient content of a particular sample of foods and ingredients, determined at a particular time. The nutrient composition of foods and ingredients can vary substantially between batches and brands because of a number of factors, including changes in season, processing practices and ingredient source, and methods of calculation. Data licensed under the FSANZ Data User Licence Agreement, based on CC BY-SA 3.0 AU: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/science-data/monitoringnutrients/afcd/datauserlicenceagreement.

Portions & preparation

Reference dry skim-milk powder before reconstitution and state the intended dilution when comparing a prepared drink. Powder used in baking, sauces, or confectionery should be assessed with the complete recipe, because added sugar, flour, fat, and portion size can define the final product.

Compare the right form: Use plain dry skim-milk powder made from cow’s milk, distinguishing it from instant, fortified, flavored, infant, or blended dairy powders and from reconstituted milk.

Diet considerations

Skim-milk powder is animal-derived dairy from cow’s milk. Compatibility changes with added lactose, sugar, cereal ingredients, cocoa, fats, or non-dairy components in commercial blends. Reconstituted milk, dry powder used as a concentrated ingredient, and baked or sweetened applications create different carbohydrate patterns and require recipe-specific interpretation.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically incompatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically compatible
  • Pescatarian
    Typically compatible
  • Keto
    Depends on the version
  • Paleo
    Typically incompatible
  • Low-carb
    Depends on the version
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically incompatible
The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative.
Vegetarian · Typically compatible
Permitted by the lacto-ovo vegetarian pattern used here, in its plain form.
Pescatarian · Typically compatible
Permitted by the pescatarian pattern used here, in its plain form.
Keto · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Paleo · Typically incompatible
This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar).
Low-carb · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3, 2025 — Milk, cow, powder, skim ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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