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Hilmar Ingredients delivers the promise of dairy – whey protein and lactose, powerhouse ingredients that contribute nutrition and function to the world’s foods, beverages and pharmaceuticals.
Whey Proteins – a balance of wellness and function
Our whey proteins are complete proteins providing essential amino acids in an optimum blend for human consumption. They have a PER of 3.2, a “perfect” PDCAAS of 1.00, and a low glycemic load at 2 per 100 grams for concentrates and <1 for whey protein isolates.
Whey protein for wellness:
• Helps build and maintain muscle
• Supports a balanced body composition
• Promotes satiety
• Supplies energy through metabolism of abundant BCAAs
• Delivers bio-active components to aid immunity and protection against infections
• Contributes to cardiovascular health
• Provides phospholipids for essential roles in cellular structure and activity
• Enables formulations for lactose-free, vegetarian, Kosher, Halal, GMO-free
Whey protein for function:
• Acid & heat stable
• Clarity for fortified waters, isotonics
• Spoon-stirrable, add-and-shake dispersibility
• Clean flavor
• Texture and shelf-life improvement
• Emulsification, gelation, egg-replacement
• Selectable thin-to-thick viscosity
• Whipping, aeration, foaming
Lactose – the carbohydrate only found in mammalian milk
Our high quality lactose is separated and purified from a singe permeate source in state-of-the-art facilities. Extensive investment in refining processes enables us to offer lactose in three progressively more purified grades.
Edible: Bakery, confection, meat, infant formula, conversion and fermentation
Refined Edible: All the above, plus veterinary formulations
Pharmaceutical: Ideal for wet granulation process, pills, tablets, veterinary formulations
About Hilmar Ingredients
We produce the Hilmar™ 8000 & 9000 series of whey proteins including instantized, tabletting and alpha-lactalbumin enriched WPCs, functional hydrolysates, and uniquely manufactured whey protein isolates with both IX and MF characteristics.
In addition, we produce the Hilmar™ 5000 series of high purity edible, refined and pharmaceutical lactose.
Our products are completely USA origin. They adhere to the most stringent industry standards, and our facilities are ISO 9001:2000 certified.
Hilmar Ingredients also provides technical, processing and formulation assistance through our fully equipped pilot kitchen and research lab staffed by experienced protein and application scientists.
Located in California's Central Valley, our headquarters is the world's largest single-site manufacturing operation of cheese and whey products. A new, state-of-the-art facility in Dalhart, Texas expands our whey protein production, assuring consistent, year-round product availability. Our proximity to the Ports of Oakland (CA) and Houston (TX) allows for easy access to the world's markets