Dairy

Sweet Whey

Sweet whey is the liquid drained from rennet-coagulated cheese curds—lactose-rich, mildly milky, less acid than acid whey. It becomes powders, ricotta base, and animal feed, and is the backbone of most whey protein ingredients. Use liquid sweet whey in breads and soups; powders in nutrition and baking. Demineralised grades suit chocolate and infant formulas.

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Quantity

Unit

Kg Liters Whole

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Demineralised Sweet Whey

Liquid Sweet Whey

Sweet Whey Powder

Characteristics

Preparations

CookedFermentedLiquidPowdered

Traits

Ingredient StreamLactose RichMilkyRennet WheySlightly SweetThin

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 154

Amount per 100 g

Total Fat 10.4 g
Saturated Fat 5.9 g
Trans Fat 0.3 g
Monounsaturated Fat 2.91 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3 g
Cholesterol 30.5 mg
Sodium 77.5 mg
Salt 0.2 g
Total Carbohydrate 5.29 g
Dietary Fibre 0 g
Total Sugars 5.23 g
Complex / starch 0 g
Protein 8.01 g
Water 72.2 g

Detailed nutrients

Energy 154 kcal
Water 72.2 g
Carbohydrates 5.29 g
- Sugars 5.23 g
Protein 8.01 g
Fat 10.4 g
- Saturated Fat 5.9 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.91 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3 g
  - Omega-3 0.03 g
- Trans Fat 0.3 g
Vitamins 29.2 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.04 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.19 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.1 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.38 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.05 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1.9 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 7.3 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 0.5 µg
- Vitamin E 0.09 mg
- Vitamin K 0.4 µg
Minerals 403 mg
- Major Minerals 401 mg
  - Calcium 22 mg
  - Sodium 77.5 mg
  - Potassium 302 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
  - Iron 1.5 mg
Salt 0.2 g
Cholesterol 30.5 mg

Vitamins

vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.04 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.19 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.1 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.38 · vitamin-b6: 0.05 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1.9 · vitamin-b9-folate: 7.3 · vitamin-d: 0.5 · vitamin-e: 0.09 · vitamin-k: 0.4 ·

Minerals

Sodium: 77.46 · Potassium: 302 · Calcium: 22 · Iron: 1.5 ·

Sweet Whey of Whey: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.

History

1000

Cheesemakers used sweet whey for drinks, ricotta, and feed.

1950

Industrial sweet whey drying created global dairy ingredients.

2000

Sweet whey protein became a sports nutrition commodity.