Almond powder or almond protein powder is made from almonds. The process includes blanching almonds in boiling water to remove the skins, crushing into juice, adding maltodextrin, and spray drying into powder. Almond powder is often used as an alternative to wheat flour in cooking and baking. Almond powder contains 60% almond protein.
Almond milk powder is made through the process below, blanching almonds in boiling water to remove the skins; crushing into juice; adding maltodextrin, fresh milk, fructooligosaccharide (FOS); and spray drying into powder. Almond milk powder contains 25%-30% almond powder, 40%-45% milk powder, and 5% fructooligosaccharide.
Almond powder is rich in nutrients, it contains dietary fiber, protein, vitamin E, unsaturated fatty acid, and the essential minerals calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, and zinc.