Cheese whey exploitation in Brazil: a questionnaire survey

• Main Author: TRINDADE,Monika B.
• Publication Date: 2019
• Other Authors: SOARES,Bruna C. V., SCUDINO,Hugo, GUIMARÃES,Jonas T., ESMERINO,Erick A., FREITAS,Mônica Q., PIMENTEL,Tatiana C., SILVA,Marcia Cristina, SOUZA,Simone L. Q., ALMADA,Rafael B., CRUZ,Adriano G.
• Format: Article
• Language: eng
• Source: Food Science and Technology (Campinas)
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• topic: cheese whey; exploitation; Brazil; survey

Abstract This study aimed to carry out a diagnosis of the cheese whey exploitation by the Brazilian dairy industry using a questionnaire survey. The dairy industries (n=100) were mainly from Southeast (55%) and South (25%) regions and supervised by the Federal Inspection System (80%). Most of them produced (67%) and processed (60%) sweet cheese whey, using it in whey dairy beverages (60%), Ricotta (20%), whey concentrate (15%), and milk blends (5%), which were resold for supermarkets (53%) or industries (20%). However, 27% of the industries discard whey in the effluent treatment system or use as animal feed, suggesting a market for using this by-product.