Meaning of whey in English:
whey
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noun
mass nounThe watery part of milk that remains after the formation of curds.
‘Skimmed milk and whey are the other main ingredients, plain water being used instead for purely vegetable brands.’- ‘Butter-milk, skimmed milk and whey were also drunk but probably not in such great quantity at a feast.’
- ‘All are made without the dairy derivatives lactose, butterfat, milk, whey and casein.’
- ‘Soya milk is extracted from soya beans, then the proteins in the milk coagulate, creating curds and whey.’
- ‘The curd is processed into mozzarella, and the whey is processed into ricotta.’
- ‘Curds and whey are of course bi-products of the cheese making process.’
- ‘While the rest of us are barking at imaginary voices and foaming at the mouth, your mind is sitting on a tuffet eating curds and whey.’
- ‘Michael, who has Down's Syndrome, presides over the vat of curds and whey: he's a rock of diligence.’
- ‘The cheese curds are pumped into cheese towers where any remaining whey is removed.’
- ‘Overall, the study showed that removal of whey from human milk resulted in less iron uptake.’
- ‘It is also a component of the milk in milk chocolate and of whey, an ingredient used in some candies.’
- ‘Modular protein products may have a soy, whey, casein, or egg white composition.’
- ‘The curd and whey is transferred to the curd machine where the whey is drained.’
- ‘At the firm curd stage, remove the liquid whey so you're left with only the solid stuff.’
- ‘Dry sweet whey is kept for use or sale, while salty whey is removed for waste treatment.’
- ‘The curds are then cut, the whey drained and the curds rinsed before filling.’
- ‘Other sought after foodstuffs were sun-dried cod, ling and pork that had been preserved in whey, then boiled to rags in its juice.’
- ‘Some of the foods that work best for her include protein from egg whites, whey and fish.’
- ‘That said, the supplement outperforms whey only slightly and not always consistently.’
- ‘Coming soon to the site will be consumer-targeted information on dairy calcium and whey.’
Origin
Old English hwæg, hweg, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wei.
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