: the watery part of milk that is separated from the coagulable part or curd especially in the process of making cheese and that is rich in lactose, minerals, and vitamins and contains lactalbumin and traces of fat
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The curd has separated from the whey.
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The search for environmentally friendlier methods that skip those additional steps has led materials scientists down some unusual alleyways: For instance, an aerogel made from whey protein—a cheese by-product—can capture gold ions from computer motherboards bathed in acid.
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Ben Guarino, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2024
Milk, and in particular whey protein from milk, happen to be particularly high in leucine and other essential amino acids.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2024
Tyrosine Tyrosine is one of various amino acids found in whey protein.
—Trang Tran, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 18 Oct. 2024
This starting material means that ricotta contains a little casein but mostly consists of whey proteins that build a very different type of structure—one that is characterized particularly by permanent bonds between sulfur molecules, Sharma says.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
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Ben Guarino, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2024
Milk, and in particular whey protein from milk, happen to be particularly high in leucine and other essential amino acids.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2024
Tyrosine Tyrosine is one of various amino acids found in whey protein.
—Trang Tran, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 18 Oct. 2024
This starting material means that ricotta contains a little casein but mostly consists of whey proteins that build a very different type of structure—one that is characterized particularly by permanent bonds between sulfur molecules, Sharma says.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Whey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whey. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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whey
noun
ˈhwā 
ˈwā
: the watery part of milk that separates after the milk has soured and thickened especially in the process of making cheese compare curd sense 1
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