what is whey?

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from the whey protein institute:

 

Whey proteins are high quality and nutritious dairy proteins. Milk contains

two primary proteins: casein and whey protein. When cheese is produced the

liquid whey separates from the 'curd' or casein. The whey proteins are then

separated from the liquid whey and purified to various concentrations of whey

protein. The graphs below provide more detail on the composition of milk.

 

from webster's dictionary:

 

whey

\Whey\, n. [AS. hw[ae]g; cf. D. wei, hui, Fries. weye, LG. wey, waje. ] The

serum, or watery part, of milk, separated from the more thick or coagulable

part, esp. in the process of making cheese.

 

Note: In this process, the thick part is called curd, and the thin part,

whey.

 

 

 

while there may be instances where a soy whey is produced, generally it is

assumed that if a product contains whey, it is not a vegan product.

however, i'll write to veat and see what they say.

 

 

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