PRESS RELEASE – Arla Foods Ingredients predicts a warm welcome for skyr in China

Arla Foods Ingredients has developed a new skyr solution tailored specifically for dairy companies in the Chinese market.

Arla食品原料公司为中国市场上的乳制品公司量身定制了一种新的skyr冰岛酸奶制作工艺。

Skyr is a fermented dairy product, similar to yoghurt. It is originally from Iceland, where it has been consumed for hundreds of years, but its popularity has spread worldwide recently thanks to its pleasantly mild taste, low fat levels and high protein content.

skyr冰岛酸奶是一种发酵乳制品。它原产于冰岛，已经有几百年的食用历史了。近年来，由于它口感温和柔滑、脂肪含量低、蛋白质含量高，在世界各地广受欢迎。

China’s yoghurt industry is enjoying a boom period. According to Euromonitor International it is growing at an average rate of 15% per year and, by 2022, China is forecast to overtake the USA as the world’s largest yoghurt market.

中国当前正处于酸奶产业繁荣发展的时期。根据欧睿国际的统计资料，中国的酸奶产业正以平均每年15%的速度增长，到2022，预计中国将取代美国成为全球最大的酸奶市场。

Meanwhile, a recent survey of 2,500 respondents across six Chinese cities, commissioned by Arla and conducted by TNS China, found that 84% of adults and 92% of children eat yoghurt at least once a week.

同时，最近一项由Arla委托TNS中国开展的调查显示，分布于中国6个城市的2500名受访者中，84%的成年人和92%的儿童每周至少食用一次酸奶。

To help dairy companies operating in China to differentiate their offer with new products, Arla Foods Ingredients has created a skyr solution that is geared towards Chinese tastes and which can be used in existing, standard yoghurt-making lines, eliminating the need for any investment in new equipment.

Arla食品原料公司开发的一种新的skyr冰岛酸奶制作工艺，可以帮助中国乳制品公司推出符合中国人口味的新产品，同时这些公司可以使用自己原有的标准酸奶生产线，无需投资任何新设备。

Made with Nutrilac® dairy proteins, it delivers a fresh-tasting, creamy and smooth skyr, in both stirred and drinkable formats, with 6% protein content and only 1.5% fat – a formulation that is sure to be popular with China’s millions of yoghurt lovers. Importantly, the solution enables dairies to use 100% of their milk in the production process. By contrast, in traditional skyr-making, only 33% of the milk is actually used for the finished product. The remainder is acid whey and permeate, which are usually discarded as waste or sold off cheaply.

这一工艺采用Nutrilac®乳蛋白制作，入口清新、浓郁、丝滑。分为两种类型：搅拌型和饮用型，其蛋白质含量高达6%，而脂肪含量仅为1.5%。这些优势预计会广受中国数以百万酸奶爱好者的青睐。而且，重要的是，这一工艺可以使乳制品在生产过程中牛奶原料的所有成分100%充分利用。相比之下，传统的skyr冰岛酸奶仅含有牛奶原料中33%的成分，其余的成分是酸性乳清和渗透液，这些通常作为废物丢弃或廉价出售。

Aparecido Silveira, Global Marketing Manager for Dairy at Arla Foods Ingredients, said: “Consumers in China love yoghurt, and there’s never been a better time to launch innovative products onto the Chinese market in this category. Skyr has been a huge success in Scandinavia and elsewhere in the world and we believe it will also receive a warm welcome in China. To maximise the potential for this solution, it has been formulated to be suited to the preferences of Chinese people, with just the right texture and optimum levels of protein and fat.”

Arla食品原料公司乳制品全球营销经理Aparecido Silveira说：“有许多中国消费者喜欢喝酸奶，现在就是在中国市场推出这一创新产品的最佳时机。skyr冰岛酸奶在斯堪的纳维亚和世界上其他地方备受青睐，我们相信它也会深受中国消费者的欢迎。为了最大程度发挥这一配方的优势，我们特地制定出适合中国人的口味，质地以及蛋白质和脂肪含量都是最优的”。

Arla’s research also found that among some Chinese consumers there is a perception that yoghurt products are not filling enough. Mr Silveira added: “Skyr is a great way to address this unmet need. With its high protein content it is satisfying enough to be a healthy snack, especially on the go, and even a nutritious meal replacement option when time is particularly short. There’s a great opportunity in the Chinese market for filling products based on skyr.”

Arla还研究发现，一些中国消费者认为，酸奶产品的饱腹感不足。Silveira先生补充说：“skyr冰岛酸奶是解决这一需求的绝佳选择。它的蛋白质含量高，容易饱腹，是一种健康零食。尤其是在旅途中，特别是时间极为仓促的情况下，可作为营养丰富的膳食替代品。 skyr冰岛酸奶产品在中国拥有极为广阔的市场前景。”

Arla Foods Ingredients will showcase the new skyr solution at the forthcoming Food Ingredients China exhibition (Shanghai, 22-24 March 2018) where it will exhibit in Hall 5.1 on Stand 51W20/51X21.

Arla食品原料公司将在即将举行的中国食品添加剂和配料展览会（上海，2018年3月22-24日）5.1号展馆51w20 / 51x21展台展示其新的skyr冰岛酸奶制作工艺，届时欢迎各位莅临参观体验。