Milei expands German lactoferrin production

The Morinaga Milk Group is currently expanding sales of its lactoferrin-based products by more than doubling the production capacities of its MILEI subsidiary in Leutkirch, Germany to around 170 tonnes of lactoferrin per year.

In addition to lactoferrin, whey protein concentrates, lactose and other milk ingredients are also produced at the Leutkirch site, primarily for the European and Asian markets. Companies use these ingredients in baby foods and other nutritional products.

The new lactoferrin production line is scheduled to go into operation in spring 2021. The company is using technology from GEA, where various milk fractions can be extracted industrially and processed into products. The various process steps include the use of CEE cyclones for fine powder separation.

Specialists from the GEA Test Center in Denmark have worked with Milei to develop the relevant drying steps and produce product samples for activity studies in order to determine the optimal parameters for spray drying for the production of lactoferrin powder with the desired properties.The lactoferrin is extracted and purified using a combination of ion exchange chromatography and membrane filtration, before the purified lactoferrin concentrate is processed into powder by freeze-drying or gentle spray-drying.

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