Abstract
Efficient Way to Use Whey as Ready to Serve (RTS) Beverage
Highlights
Utilization of whey produced during the manufactures of cheese, paneer, channa and shrikhand has been of great concern
A valuable dairy by product contains half of the milk solids and is a rich source of lactose, water soluble vitamins, minerals, and immunologically active proteins [2]. It contains about 50-55% total milk solids, 70% of milk sugar, 20% of milk proteins and 70-90% of minerals and almost all water soluble vitamins especially vitamin B complex and vitamin C [3]
Dairy proteins are generally having a neutral-pH, they can be used in manufacturing of beverages which are having different nutritional and functional attributes Development of RTD drinks relies on the fact that caseins are very heat stable at neutral pH
Summary
Whey is the largest by product of huge dairy industry and is one of the most troublesome byproduct produced. Whey based beverages with different concentrations of fruit juices and standard ingredients of Ready to Serve (RTS) beverage can be prepared. Ready to drink beverages offer the advantages of convenience and portability to today’s busy consumers. Utilization of whey for the conversion into best beverage would be one of the important ways to utilize it. Nutritive value of whey may be increased by the addition of some simple ingredients. Whey proteins are often the preferred source for ready-to-drink protein beverages because of their excellent nutritional qualities, bland flavor, ease of digestibility, and unique functionality in beverage systems
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