What is whey powder?

Question

How is it made and stuff? Is it vegeterian?

Answer 1

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Whey is a byproduct of cheese production:
Whey is one of the components which separates from milk after rennet (a byproduct of veal production) is added.
Natural calf rennet is extracted from the inner mucosa of the fourth stomach chamber (the abomasum) of young calves.
Meaning that whey can contain animal making it unsuitable for vegetarians.
Some companys are beginning to use vegetable rennet which would mean the whey is not made of calves. You need to make sure by checking the product online or phoning the manufactures.

http://www.vegsoc.org/info/stumbling.htm…
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6653… - Thankfully we won and Mars is now making their products with vegetarian whey again!

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Answer 2

It is made from milk.

Answer 3

it is milk product, the whey seperates from the cream and then they dry it for later use...cow product

Answer 4

It is protein powder it is from cow's milk so not vegan.

Answer 5

It is made from milk and it is vegetarian but not vegan.

Answer 6

It is a derivative of milk. It's the part of milk that is left when the curd is separated.

Answer 7

dont know how its made but its a protien that lets your intestine soak it up rght away and woek faster on your body, i like it

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i was taking it, gnc

Answer 8

Whey Powder:

Whey is the watery portion of milk remaining after milk coagulation and removal of the curd. Whey can be obtained by acid, heat, and rennet coagulation of milk. There are two types of whey.

Sweet Whey: Sweet whey is manufactured during making of rennet type hard cheese like cheddar or Swiss cheese.

Acid Whey: Acid whey (also known as sour whey) is obtained during making of acid type of cheese such as cottage cheese.

In addition to its liquid form, whey is also produced in the following solid forms:

Whey solids or powder: This is obtained by drying the liquid whey and used as milk replacement in bakery products, ice cream, dry mixes and beverages.

Whey Protein Concentrate: is the dry portion of whey obtained by the removal of sufficient non-protein constituents from whey so that the dry product contains not less than 25% protein.

Most of the whey used in different food products is obtained as sweet whey from rennet types of hard cheeses.

Hope this helps. Good luck and enjoy.

Answer 9

Whey powder is vegetarian, but not vegan. Whey powder is dried whey. Whey is the fluid that remains from any milk after you make cheese. Cheese is made by clotting milk.

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http://www.food-info.net/uk/qa/qa-wi24.h…