Dairy & Eggs
Skim Condensed Milk in gelato
Skim (fat-free) condensed milk is cow's milk with the butterfat removed, concentrated by evaporation and preserved with a large dose of added sucrose. In gelato it delivers milk solids (MSNF), sugar, and body in one ingredient without adding any fat.
Balancing parameters
Per 100 g of product, verified against independent food-science sources (listed below).
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Total Solids | 70% |
| Water | 30% |
| Sugars | 48% |
| Fat | 0% |
| MSNF | 22% |
| Protein | 8.7% |
| POD (sweetening power) | 49.8 |
| PAC (anti-freezing power) | 59.5 |
Typical use: Typically 5-12% of the mix, kept low enough that combined MSNF (from all dairy) stays under ~10-11% to avoid lactose sandiness.
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Use skim condensed milk to raise milk-solids-non-fat (MSNF) and sugar together while keeping fat at zero, useful for lean bases, dulce-de-leche and tres-leches flavors, and no-churn shortcuts. Its ~48% added sucrose plus ~11% lactose give it a POD near 50 and a PAC near 59, so it both sweetens and depresses the freezing point, softening the scoop. Because lactose rides along inside the MSNF, over-dosing risks a sandy, lactose-crystallization texture, so keep total MSNF in the mix under about 10-11%. Count its sugar in the total sugar balance and reduce added sucrose accordingly.
Origin & background
Sweetened condensed milk was patented by Gail Borden Jr. in the United States in 1856 (U.S. Patent 15,553), commercialized to give milk a long shelf life without refrigeration. Fat-free and skim versions are modern reduced-fat reformulations of that original vacuum-concentrated, sugar-preserved product.
Frequently asked questions
Sources
- https://tools.myfooddata.com/nutrition-facts/171275/wt1 (USDA FoodData Central / SR Legacy: Milk, canned, condensed, sweetened - per 100 g: protein 7.9, fat 8.7, carb 54.4, water 27.2, ash 1.8)
- https://www.nutritionvalue.org/Milk,_sweetened,_condensed,_canned_nutritional_value.html (USDA SR: sweetened condensed milk, corroborating full-fat baseline)
- https://www.nutritionvalue.org/Fat_free_sweetened_condensed_milk_by_NESTLE_508926_nutritional_value.html (NESTLE fat-free SCM branded USDA entry: fat 0, ingredients = fat free milk + sugar)
- https://www.prospre.io/ingredients/fat-free-sweetened-condensed-milk-177848 (fat-free sweetened condensed milk, fat 0, protein ~10)
- https://www.eatthismuch.com/calories/condensed-milk-fat-free-sweetened-4240141 (Eagle Brand Fat Free Sweetened Condensed Milk)