Dairy & Eggs
Substitutes for Whole Milk Powder in gelato
Whole milk powder is spray-dried whole cow's milk (~97% solids), delivering milkfat, milk protein, and lactose in one concentrated ingredient. In gelato it boosts both fat and milk solids-not-fat (MSNF) simultaneously. If you're out of whole milk powder 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 softer (PAC +16), -18% fat, -24% solids — adjust to compensate.
Swap ~1:1, then expect only minor balance shifts.
Swap ~1:1, then softer (PAC +18), -19% fat, -24% solids — adjust to compensate.
Swap ~1:1, then softer (PAC +11), -20% fat, -26% solids — adjust to compensate.
Swap ~1:1, then softer (PAC +13), -20% fat, -26% solids — adjust to compensate.
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