whey

(noun)

The remaining liquid after milk curdling.

Related Terms

  • rennet

Examples of whey in the following topics:

  • Early Biotechnology: Cheese, Bread, Wine, Beer, and Yogurt

    • A required step in cheese-making is separating the milk into solid curds and liquid whey.
  • Digestive Properties of the Stomach

    • ., whey protein shake).
  • Microbes and Dairy Products

    • Making cheese is similar to yogurt but after acidification usually with lactic acid bacteria (Lactococci, Lactobacilli, Streptococci), the solids are separated from the whey by coagulation with rennet and processed further to yield the final product.
  • Disaccharides

    • Cheese is less subject to the lactose intolerance problem, since most of the lactose is removed with the whey.
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