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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. agricultural products
  3. animal products
  4. dairy products
  5. whey products
  6. whey
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. agricultural products
  3. animal products
  4. dairy products
  5. whey products
  6. whey
  1. Fields of Study
  2. agricultural products
  3. animal products
  4. dairy products
  5. whey products
  6. whey
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. agricultural products
  3. animal products
  4. dairy products
  5. whey products
  6. whey
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. agricultural products
  3. animal products
  4. dairy products
  5. whey products
  6. whey
  1. Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
  2. agricultural products
  3. animal products
  4. dairy products
  5. whey products
  6. whey

Preferred term

whey

Type

  • Product

Definition

  • Information The portion of milk remaining after the fat and casein (curd) have been removed. It contains about 93.5% water and 6.5% lactose, protein, minerals, enzymes, water-soluble vitamins and traces of fat.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • milk serum

In other languages

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/67327

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