Milei
Milei - short for Mil ch egg white - was the name of a meal replacement product in powder form, which in the last years of World War II was sold in Germany.
properties
Milei consisted of proteins from milk or whey that were precipitated , washed and dried. The product was used as an egg substitute for breading, thickening soups or baking cakes. A heaped tablespoon of the yellow powder, mixed with three tablespoons of water, was the standard amount to replace an egg or egg yolk. A special product was on the market under the name "Milei G". Alternatively, in addition to Milei, Syntova from Pomosinwerke in Frankfurt a. M. and milk protein snow from Edmes-GmbH in Berlin.
"Milei" was used to supply troops for the Wehrmacht , but also in private households affected by food shortages. In the latter, it remained common until the post-war years. The manufacturer was Milei-Gesellschaft mbH, based in Stuttgart . The company was re-established in 1972 with its headquarters in Leutkirch im Allgäu and continues to manufacture whey products, see MILEI .
Individual evidence
- ^ Adolf Reitz: Food, miracles of nature: a book about nutrition, Milei-gesellschaft mbh , Stuttgart, edition 3, Alemannen Verlag 1942. P. 73, 109.