Susan Tanner of Froezert, a six-month-old company in Dallas, said she attended the class to get current information on dairy ingredients for her company's products.

Some recipes, primarily in the dessert category, may have added sugars but offer a dessert option that is relatively low calorie or includes fruit, whole grains or low fat dairy ingredients.

To exclude dairy ingredients to avoid milk allergies.

Granular cheese for manufacturing must meet all of these standards except that it does not need to be cured, nor do the dairy ingredients used need to be pasteurized.

American instant hot cocoa powder often includes powdered milk or other dairy ingredients so it can be made without using milk.

The soup has a rich pink color which varies in intensity depending on the ratio of beets to dairy ingredients.

Sherbet in the United States must include dairy ingredients such as milk or cream to reach a milkfat content between 1% and 2%.

Vegans can make scones without dairy ingredients by substituting the butter for soya margarine and brushing the tops of the scones with soya milk.

"But we couldn't do that, because we can't manufacture Ben & Jerry's without the essential dairy ingredients," Mr. Zinger added, apparently referring to milk and cream.

This deceptively decadent cross between a mousse and a pudding is slimmed down with low-fat dairy ingredients, which add bone-building calcium.