Skim milk powder is usually used as an ingredient in many microbial culture media for the growth and identification of bacteria, yeasts, and molds from various pharmaceutical, environmental, food and beverage samples. Furthermore, it is described in the EN ISO 6887-4:2017 to be used as pre-enrichment broth for the detection of Salmonella spp. and STEC when testing cocoa and cocoa containing products (use 100 g/l; sterilize after reconstitution). As an ingredient in culture media Skim milk powder is usually employed in concentrations of 0.1 to 1.0%.
