Malt Products Beckoning a Better Nutrition Alternative

The new principle that the current generation of people live by is that of eating healthy to live healthily. West world has followed this entirely for aeons but the trend gradually slipped under various other cultures and countries and now almost everyone across the planet has been embracing a healthier livelihood. Daily exercise, switch to a better diet and avoiding alcoholic drinks, yoga, etc. are few must step to clutch on a good physique. Wholesome grains are readily replaced by malt products as a main source of nutrition.

Malt & Its Products

Malt is drained off from any cereal. A wholesome cereal is allowed to germinate first then it's air dried and grinded to make a powder which is known as Malt. Malt can be obtained from any cereal like Wheat, Barley, Oats, Rice, etc. Barley earlier was the most common cereal to be malted but with the increasing demand, all other cereals were also made a part of this process.

Products

Malted cereal Extract-

Cereal extract is quite effective for the growth of children in their young years. As the cereals are air dried and grinded without heavy chemical treatment, the nutritional content of these cereals remains intact in the powder. Added with sugar and flavors they are often marketed as protein powders, milk enhancers, or malt based drinks. Adults and even children can use them directly. Ovaltine is one such product. It's made up of barley and mothers generally feed this drink to their children because of high nutritional content.

The malt powder is used in tremendous forms for children. Milk balls, Baked stuff like cookies and other grocery items are some examples.

Malt Vinegar-

Malt is mixed with water and this solution is left to ferment. After a while, the starch present in the malt is further crushed down to sugar by the actions of Microorganisms like yeast. Yeasts convert the malt into simple sugars and produce alcohol at room temperature.

Nutritional Value & Significance

Malt is a complete source of Carbohydrates about 3%, 5-9% fat content, 2% Sodium, 4% potassium, and Vitamins A, B in varying proportions ranging from 0-1 %. These all-natural elements are found conclusively in 100 grams of malt and its caloric value is 85. Because of its high nutritive value, it is highly recommended for children. All of these nutrients are helpful in the overall muscular and brain development of growing children. Therefore there is an aggravated use of malt product. It has been reported that in 2017 global market for malt based health drinks was estimated at US $ 18.54 billion. It is believed to support bone development, skin health etc.

Apart from the versatile applications for children, malt has innumerable industrial use. Malt had been used massively in the brewing industry for alcoholic or non alcoholic drinks like beer or whiskey.

Conclusion

Continental Milkose is a certified & trusted company based in the capital city of India. Serving its customers to fulfill the demand for the malt based products, food ingredients and formulations for decades. The company also has a tie up with the corporates for their another segment of contract manufacturing.