Milch & Markt - All About Whey

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	What makes whey such a valuable food
	-	Nutritional value
	-	What makes whey such a valuable food?
	-	The composition of different types of whey
	Product applications in the food industry
	Whey Producers

Nutritional value

Not only does whey have excellent processing properties, it is also a far more versatile component in our diets than most people might think.

The wide range of positive qualities and effects of whey - appreciated even back in ancient times - are what makes whey and whey products so nutritionally valuable. A fact which extensive research has repeatedly proved.

Because of their amino-acid composition, whey proteins, a key constituent in whey, are among the most valuable of dietary proteins. The ...

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What makes whey such a valuable food?

One litre of sweet whey will satisfy 4/5 of our daily requirement of riboflavin, 1/3 of the daily requirement of pyrodoxine and biotin, 2/3 of the daily requirement of pantothenic acid and 1/3 of the daily requirement of vitamin B12. Especially those consumers who eat little or no meat or fish (e.g. lacto vegetarians), are well advised to used whey to ensure their intake and stores of vitamin B12 are sufficient. But whey is also comparatively rich in iodine. One litre of whey will satisfy 40 ...

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The composition of different types of whey

Table 3 specifies the composition of different types of whey. Regardless of its origin, the main component of whey is the carbohydrate lactose. Lactose accounts for over 70 percent, and therefore by far the majority, of the solid mass. The next-weightiest component is protein, followed by minerals. It is their pH value as well as their individual material compositions that make the different types of whey unique.

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