--- title: The drivers and future of milk cracking description: The most important and first step was the use of the newly developed ultrafiltration system for whey in the 1970s. Once established, this technology continued to be developed further. image: https://inside.hochdorf.com/hubfs/HOCHDORF%20Inside/Ausgabe%2003/HocIns_No_3_DI_Milchcracking.png --- [![Logo HOCHDORF iNSIDE_RGB](https://inside.hochdorf.com/hs-fs/hubfs/HOCHDORF%20Inside/Logo%20HOCHDORF%20iNSIDE_RGB.png?width=280&name=Logo%20HOCHDORF%20iNSIDE_RGB.png "Logo HOCHDORF iNSIDE_RGB")](https://inside.hochdorf.com/en) - [DE](https://inside.hochdorf.com/de) - [EN](https://inside.hochdorf.com/en) - [Corporate Website](https://www.hochdorf.com/) ![HOC_Ins_Header](https://inside.hochdorf.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Header/Bimbosan/HOC_Ins_Header.jpg?width=1500&name=HOC_Ins_Header.jpg "HOC_Ins_Header") ## [The drivers and future of milk cracking](https://inside.hochdorf.com/en/milk-cracking) ![Werner Schweizer](https://inside.hochdorf.com/hubfs/Blog/Portraitbilder%20Autoren/Werner-Schweizer-150x150.png) By [Werner Schweizer](https://inside.hochdorf.com/en/author/werner-schweizer) - May 18, 2018 - - - ![milk cracking](https://inside.hochdorf.com/hs-fs/hubfs/HOCHDORF%20Inside/Ausgabe%2003/HocIns_No_3_DI_Milchcracking.png?width=675&name=HocIns_No_3_DI_Milchcracking.png) The most important and first step was the use of the newly developed ultrafiltration system for whey in the 1970s. Once established, this technology continued to be developed further. The dri­vers in­cluded the dis­cov­ery of the po­ten­tial of [whey pro­tein](https://www.hochdorf.com/en/baby-care/glossary/glossar-detail/term/whey-protein/) in food prod­ucts, the de­sire to cre­ate in­fant for­mula as close to breast milk as pos­si­ble and as­pects re­lated to cus­toms is­sues. The im­proved sales po­ten­tial for the by-prod­uct (per­me­ate) also had an im­pact.  Today, processes are being de­vel­oped for fur­ther, even smaller frac­tion­a­tion of pro­teins. The re­quire­ments for pro­duc­ing even bet­ter in­fant for­mula are an im­por­tant cat­a­lyst in this re­gard. In prac­tice, this means that whey [pro­tein](https://www.hochdorf.com/en/baby-care/glossary/glossar-detail/term/protein/) con­cen­trates are being en­riched with ad­di­tional al­pha-lac­tal­bu­min. At the same time, the fea­tures of beta-lac­toglob­u­lin need to be re­tained – no small feat in it­self. The man­u­fac­tur­ing process for mi­cel­lar [ca­sein](https://www.hochdorf.com/en/baby-care/glossary/glossar-detail/term/casein/) is also being de­vel­oped fur­ther. Fur­ther in­for­ma­tion --- - Ar­ti­cle ["Milk – a com­plex prod­uct, with a range of pos­si­bil­i­ties"](https://inside.hochdorf.com/en/milk-proteins?hsLang=en) ## Leave a comment ![Werner Schweizer](https://inside.hochdorf.com/hubfs/Blog/Portraitbilder%20Autoren/Werner-Schweizer-150x150.png) Written by [Werner Schweizer](https://inside.hochdorf.com/en/author/werner-schweizer) ### Posts by Topic - [Baby Care (42)](https://inside.hochdorf.com/en/tag/baby-care) - [Food Solutions (30)](https://inside.hochdorf.com/en/tag/food-solutions) - [Nutrition & Innovation (14)](https://inside.hochdorf.com/en/tag/nutrition-innovation) - [Corporate (3)](https://inside.hochdorf.com/en/tag/corporate) ### Recent Articles ### Popular Articles #### Related posts [![VIOPLUS from HOCHDORF: the vegan milk powder alternative for the chocolate industry](https://inside.hochdorf.com/hubfs/HOCHDORF%20Inside/Online%20Artikel/Dairy%20Ingredients/HSN_Inside_Header_Ackerbohnen.jpg)](https://inside.hochdorf.com/en/vioplus-from-hochdorf-the-vegan-milk-powder-alternative-for-the-chocolate-industry?hsLang=en) ##### [VIOPLUS from HOCHDORF: the vegan milk powder alternative for the chocolate industry](https://inside.hochdorf.com/en/vioplus-from-hochdorf-the-vegan-milk-powder-alternative-for-the-chocolate-industry?hsLang=en) ![Monique Inderbitzin](https://inside.hochdorf.com/hubfs/Mitarbeiter%20Fotos/C_PIC_inderbitzin_2018_Hochformat.jpg) By [Monique Inderbitzin](https://inside.hochdorf.com/en/vioplus-from-hochdorf-the-vegan-milk-powder-alternative-for-the-chocolate-industry/author/monique-inderbitzin?hsLang=en) - July 4, 2023 [![Lactose tolerance – part of our European cultural heritage](https://inside.hochdorf.com/hubfs/HOCHDORF%20Inside/Online%20Artikel/Dairy%20Ingredients/HocIns_Header_Laktoseintoleranz.jpg)](https://inside.hochdorf.com/en/actose-tolerance-part-of-our-european-cultural-heritage?hsLang=en) ##### [Lactose tolerance – part of our European cultural heritage](https://inside.hochdorf.com/en/actose-tolerance-part-of-our-european-cultural-heritage?hsLang=en) ![Monique Inderbitzin](https://inside.hochdorf.com/hubfs/Mitarbeiter%20Fotos/C_PIC_inderbitzin_2018_Hochformat.jpg) By [Monique Inderbitzin](https://inside.hochdorf.com/en/actose-tolerance-part-of-our-european-cultural-heritage/author/monique-inderbitzin?hsLang=en) - February 8, 2023 [![Sharing knowledge for best results in chocolate production](https://inside.hochdorf.com/hubfs/HOCHDORF%20Inside/Ausgaben%20Online/HOC_Ins_Header_CF_CM_Chocolate_Application_Center_Trial_15.jpg)](https://inside.hochdorf.com/en/sharing-knowledge-for-best-results-in-chocolate-production?hsLang=en) ##### [Sharing knowledge for best results in chocolate production](https://inside.hochdorf.com/en/sharing-knowledge-for-best-results-in-chocolate-production?hsLang=en) ![Monique Inderbitzin](https://inside.hochdorf.com/hubfs/Mitarbeiter%20Fotos/C_PIC_inderbitzin_2018_Hochformat.jpg) By [Monique Inderbitzin](https://inside.hochdorf.com/en/sharing-knowledge-for-best-results-in-chocolate-production/author/monique-inderbitzin?hsLang=en) - December 14, 2022 #### Contact Hochdorf Holding Ltd Siedereistrasse 9 Post office box 691 6281 Hochdorf Switzerland +41 41 914 65 65 [hochdorf@hochdorf.com](mailto:hochdorf@hochdorf.com) - - #### Site map - [Home](https://www.hochdorf.com/en/) - [Company](https://www.hochdorf.com/en/company/about-us/) - [Investors](https://www.hochdorf.com/en/investors/reports-presentations/) - [Media](https://www.hochdorf.com/en/media/press-releases/) - [Career](https://www.hochdorf.com/en/career/) - [Contact](https://hochdorf.com/en/contact/) #### Newsletter Subscription [![Subscribe to our newsletter](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3480252/53c6417d-812f-4360-94dd-d347bf4644b2.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3480252/53c6417d-812f-4360-94dd-d347bf4644b2) [![Hochdorf_Logo_Quer_RGB_neg](https://inside.hochdorf.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logos/Hochdorf_Logo_Quer_RGB_neg.png?width=4167&name=Hochdorf_Logo_Quer_RGB_neg.png "Hochdorf_Logo_Quer_RGB_neg")](https://www.hochdorf.com/en) © Hochdorf Ltd [Privacy Policy](https://www.hochdorf.com/en/privacy-policy/)  I  [Imprint](https://www.hochdorf.com/en/imprint/)