Is it good for milk powder to foam?

Many parents will find a problem when making milk powder. First, there will be a lot of foam in the milk powder. These small bubbles may cause bloating in children after drinking. This situation is caused by improper method of making milk powder. It may be caused by factors such as the design of the bottle, the method of adding milk powder, constant stirring, etc. This situation can be solved through some simple and effective methods to learn how to make milk powder correctly.

Why does milk powder foam up when mixed?

In fact, mothers don’t need to worry about whether the milk powder will foam, because this is a normal phenomenon and is not an indicator of the quality of milk powder. Milk powder is rich in many nutrients and the production process is relatively complicated, so most of it will foam. Generally speaking, there are several reasons that cause milk powder to foam:

1. Milk powder is rich in whey protein, which is one of the indispensable elements for baby's growth. However, it also has a disadvantage, that is, it is highly active and easy to produce foam. Just like the egg liquid is rich in protein, it is also easy to foam after stirring.

2. After the milk powder is mixed with water to form a solution, the surface tension and viscosity will affect the milk, thereby producing some bubbles.

3. The water temperature, the design of the bottle, and the stirring method after brewing will all affect the generation of bubbles in the milk powder, so it is unrealistic to avoid foaming.

Is milk powder with less foam better?

Some mothers expressed doubts, why some milk powders are rich in protein but do not foam?

According to the popular science above, mothers can know that it is inevitable for milk powder to have bubbles, so if they want to change this natural phenomenon, they can only add defoaming agents or antifoaming agents to the milk powder. Although this reduces the bubbles, it adds some extra chemical additives, which are actually harmful to the baby's health.

However, although the foaming of milk powder is inevitable, the amount of foaming of normally produced qualified milk powder is within a controllable range. Mothers don’t need to worry that their babies will drink a lot of bubbles, which will affect their health.