Dairy & Eggs
Substitutes for Non-Fat Dry Milk in gelato
Non-fat dry milk (NFDM), also called skim milk powder, is spray-dried skimmed milk with roughly 97% solids: about 36% protein, 52% lactose and 8% minerals. In gelato it is the primary source of milk solids-not-fat (MSNF), building body, binding free water and improving texture. If you're out of non-fat dry milk or need a different profile, these are the closest functional swaps — ranked by how similar they are on the balancing numbers, with the impact of each swap.
Swap ~1:1, then firmer (PAC -48) — adjust to compensate.
Swap ~1:1, then firmer (PAC -39), +6% fat — adjust to compensate.
Swap ~1:1, then firmer (PAC -14), +26% fat — adjust to compensate.
Swap ~1:1, then firmer (PAC -14), +26% fat — adjust to compensate.
Swap ~1:1, then firmer (PAC -42), +27% fat, -27% solids — adjust to compensate.
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