When they make cheese, the more solid curds are separated from the more liquid whey. The harder the cheese, the more whey was pulled out. There is lots and lots of cheese made around the world, so there’s lots and lots of whey created, and so it’s a relatively cheap substance to get ahold of. Dried out, it’s usually called “milk solids” (though that phrase can be used for other forms of dried out milk)
So yeah, it gets added to all sorts of things to make them taste milkier or sweeter. The thing is, the lactose in milk mostly ends up in the whey, not in the curds, so this really messes up people who are lactose intolerant. Lots of things end up having a high lactose content that you wouldn’t normally expect to. Someone told me that KitKat bars have lots of it, though I haven’t verified that.
example - I bought some instant oatmeal with added protein. It had pea protein which was fine. Next time i bought another brand because the first one wasn’t available. Whey protein. Cue unhappy stomach noises.
When they make cheese, the more solid curds are separated from the more liquid whey. The harder the cheese, the more whey was pulled out. There is lots and lots of cheese made around the world, so there’s lots and lots of whey created, and so it’s a relatively cheap substance to get ahold of. Dried out, it’s usually called “milk solids” (though that phrase can be used for other forms of dried out milk)
So yeah, it gets added to all sorts of things to make them taste milkier or sweeter. The thing is, the lactose in milk mostly ends up in the whey, not in the curds, so this really messes up people who are lactose intolerant. Lots of things end up having a high lactose content that you wouldn’t normally expect to. Someone told me that KitKat bars have lots of it, though I haven’t verified that.
example - I bought some instant oatmeal with added protein. It had pea protein which was fine. Next time i bought another brand because the first one wasn’t available. Whey protein. Cue unhappy stomach noises.