The object of the present invention is to provide solid milk having suitable solubility and strength and a method for manufacturing such solid milk.The present invention is based on the knowledge that solid milk combining sufficient strength with sufficient solubility can be obtained basically by compacting and molding only powdered milk as an ingredient under a condition where porosity and free fat content thereof are controlled within fixed ranges and then humidifying and drying. The above－described object can be attained with solid milk with a porosity of 30% to 50% and a method for manufacturing solid milk, comprising a compacting process for compacting powdered milk and obtaining a solid compacted body of powdered milk, a humidifying process for wetting the compacted body of powdered milk obtained in the compacting process, and a drying process for drying the compacted body of powdered milk humidified in the humidification process.本發明以提供具有合適的溶解性與強度之固形乳及其製造方法為目的。；本發明基本上係根據藉由僅以奶粉為原料，在控制其空隙率及游離脂肪於一定範圍狀態下進行壓縮成形後，再進行加濕及乾燥處理，而能夠獲得兼具充分強度與溶解性之固形乳之知識者。亦即，上述目的可藉由空隙率為30~50%之固形乳；及包含：壓縮奶粉以獲得固體狀奶粉壓縮物之壓縮步驟；將上述壓縮步驟所得奶粉壓縮物進行濕潤之加濕步驟；及將上述加濕步驟被濕潤之奶粉壓縮物進行乾燥之乾燥步驟；之固形乳製造方法等來達成。
