Evaporated milk is produced by removing 60% of the water from fresh milk through a process called vacuum evaporation. This concentration of nutrients and calories makes evaporated milk more nutritious but also more calorie-dense than fresh milk. The standard defines evaporated milk as containing at least 7.9% milk fat and 25.5% milk solids. Vitamins A, D, and C are added during processing which involves homogenizing, rapid chilling, fortification, packaging, and sterilization. Evaporated milk has a thicker, creamier texture and darker color than fresh milk due to the high heat processing.

1. Evaporated
milk
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2. Definition
• Evaporated Milk in its simplest definition is dehydrated milk.
• When about 60% of water is removed from the fresh milk with the
help of the process called vacuum evaporation, it becomes
evaporated milk.
• During the evaporation, lots of nutrients and calories are
concentrated in the milk naturally, which makes it more calorie-
loaded, but at the same time, more nutritious than the fresh milk.

3. Constituents of evaporated milk
• The standard defines ideal evaporated milk should contain at least
7.9% milk fat and 25.5% milk solids.
• FDA regulations mandate that Vitamins A, D, and C are added to
evaporated milk.

4. Nutrition Facts Serving Size
Per Serving
100 grams (100 g)
% Daily Value
Calories 160
Calories from Fat 72
Total Fat 8g 12%
Saturated Fat 6g 32%
Cholesterol 40mg 12%
Sodium 120mg 4%
Potassium 360mg 12%
Carbohydrates 12g 4%
Sugars 12g
Protein 8g
Vitamin A 0%
Calcium 32%

5. Process during evaporated milk
• The milk is firstly
a. homogenized, then
b. chilled rapidly,
c. fortified with stabilizers and vitamins,
d. packaged and lastly sterilized..

6. Chilled rapidly
fortified with
stabilizers and
vitamins
fortified with
stabilizers and
vitamins
Process during
evaporated milk
Milk is firstly
homogenized

7. Texture and appearance
• Due to the high heat process, evaporated milk gains a little
caramelized flavor.
• The color of evaporated milk is a bit darker and has a thicker texture
than the normal fresh milk.
• Evaporated milk has a creamy texture and is very delicious to taste.
• Most of the people add water in the evaporated milk just to serve it
as normal milk and lower down the calorie.

8. Availability
• There is a good variety of evaporated milk available in the market
such as skim, low fat, whole milk, etc. While Vitamin D and C are
present in every variety of evaporated milk, low fat and skim milk has
Vitamin A additionally.
• Evaporated milk comes in canned container and does not require
refrigeration, until the seal is broken.