Composite dairy foods-scope and market scenario: A review

Abstract

Milk nutrients are efficient in providing nutritional adequacy but is associated with some health related issues attributed to high level of saturated fatty acids and lack of dietary fibre in milk. Traditional practices of fortifying milk with cereals, pulses and fruits, considered helpful in supplementing dietary fibre as well as other micronutrients in the form of composite dairy foods. The objective of this review is to provide knowledge about the traditional composite dairy foods which are manufactured round the globe, novel possibilities developed by utilizing underutilized coarse cereals and millet crops under the category of composite dairy foods and also the popularity gained by the foods based on the synergy of dairy and non-dairy ingredients in food processing market of India and Abroad.