Skimmed, full cream, or dairy whitener?

Shreman sells skimmed milk powder. Here is the difference in plain words, so you buy the right tin for the job — no medical claims on this page.

A tall glass of milk on a pale stone surface

Skimmed milk powder (what we sell) has the fat taken out before drying. Our printed panel shows 1.0 g total fat and 36 g protein per 100 g. It is the workhorse of sweet shops and kitchens: high protein solids, long life, and it does not carry the fat cost of whole milk powder.

Full cream / whole milk powder keeps the milk fat, so it is richer in the cup and in mithai. It costs more per kilo and is more sensitive to storage. We do not sell it today.

Dairy whitener is usually a different formulation — often with added sugar — and is made for tea and coffee rather than for reconstituting milk. Read the ingredient line: ours says skimmed milk solid and nothing else.

For chai and cooking, skimmed milk powder works; you simply get skimmed milk, not full cream milk. For a richer cup, people usually mix it into whole milk rather than water.

Shreman Skimmed Milk Powder