Researchers develop dissolvable, easy-to-use milk capsules

Researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have developed a milk capsule that dissolves when placed in a hot drink. Not only does this reduce the consumption of packaging material, the capsules are easier to use than conventional plastic containers.
The new milk capsules essentially could be compared to sugar cubes filled with milk or condensed milk. A crystalline crust forms a type of packaging around the capsules that easily dissolves in hot liquid. Once the milk has been encapsulated it can keep for at least three weeks. An article about the research is published in Chemical Engineering & Technology (Press Release MLU, 17 August 2017).
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