The homogeneity of the mixture of skim milk and homogenized citrated cream enables the use of an alternative method to process FCMP as the mixture could then be evaporated and dried. Without the addition of citrate to the cream, the cream plug obtained after homogenization of high solids cream was not amenable to further
processing steps of just mixing with skim milk for producing a homogenous standardized milk. The option of only homogenizing the cream fraction without the addition of citrate is not an option for commercial practice.