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ADL’s Flavoured Butter Oil Development
FTC helps Island dairy expand product offerings
Amalgamated Dairies Limited (ADL) is the largest home-grown food company on Prince Edward Island with annual sales of over $100 million. ADL offers a wide range of dairy products under the ADL label and other national brand names with over 80% of ADL's annual production destined for markets outside of PEI.
ADL progressively develops products which will expand its market share. Butter oil is a unique milk product that consists of pure butter fat which is separated, clarified and flavoured. It is free from milk solids and moisture. Technically, it is known as anhydrous milk fat (AMF). It is used extensively in food service and households for flavouring and gourmet cooking.
The Food Technology Centre developed a process for flavoured butter oil products which will last for months at ambient temperature (22°C). FTC solved technical difficulties and tested the process at pilot scale, while ensuring the most economical and efficient conditions for manufacture. The optimum process and results were transferred to ADL who plan to initiate commercial production. Throughout this project FTC enjoyed the opportunity to partner with the Culinary Institute of Canada (CIC) to take advantage of their expertise in product formulation. The Canadian Dairy Commission provided financial support for the work through their Milk Ingredients Innovation Support Program. (www.adl.ca)
