Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
Butter powder is a specialized spray-dried product containing about 80% fat. It is designed for use in baking and dry mixes. The process involves creating a stable high-fat emulsion that can be spray-dried without the fat leaking out (bleeding).
Step 2: Detailed Explanation:
The logical technological sequence is:
1. (D) Emulsion Base: Start with high-fat cream (62%) and homogenize it with sodium citrate to begin stabilizing the fat globules.
2. (A) Protein Addition: Disperse high-grade casein into skim milk. Casein acts as the encapsulating agent that will surround the fat globules during drying.
3. (B) Mixing and Drying: Mix the stabilized cream with the casein-milk mixture, add emulsifiers (GMS) and antioxidants to prevent rancidity, then heat and spray dry.
4. (C) Finishing: Add anti-caking agents like sodium aluminium silicate and calcium phosphate to the finished dry powder to ensure it remains free-flowing and does not clump.
This gives the sequence D \(\rightarrow\) A \(\rightarrow\) B \(\rightarrow\) C.
Step 3: Final Answer: (3) (D), (A), (B), (C).