Abstract: The present invention provides a process for the manufacture of a dairy product or nutritional formula, such as an infant formula, which has a fat particle distribution with resembles human breast milk The process comprises mixing vegetable fat, protein and carbohydrates in a high shear rotor stator mixer and subsequently subjecting said mixture to homogenization so as to provide a composition with a monomodal fat particle size distribution and a low proportion of fat particles below 1 ?m. further aspects of the invention relates to the dairy product or nutritional formula per se and the use of said dairy product or nutritional formula.

Abstract: The invention concerns a granulated dairy product that includes particles of milk powder along with dry particles selected from dried emulsified fat particles, whey protein isolates, maltodextrines, starches and sucrose or lactose powders. The milk powder and dry particles are agglomerated together and are at least partially coated with a binding medium that includes a carbohydrate to form coated agglomerate particles having a mean particle diameter of between 10 and 10000 ?m.