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Whey

Composition, Processing, Applications, Health Benefits and Waste Utilization

  • 1st Edition - August 1, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Bhavbhuti M. Mehta, Mamdouh El-Bakry
  • Language: English

Whey: Composition, Processing, Applications, Health Benefits and Waste Utilization covers the basics of its chemistry and composition and its more advanced aspects and applic… Read more

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Description

Whey: Composition, Processing, Applications, Health Benefits and Waste Utilization covers the basics of its chemistry and composition and its more advanced aspects and applications. The nutritive, bioactive, and functional properties covered, as well as whey's uses in the texture and stability of dairy foods. Finally, whey is discussed as a by-product of foods such as cheese and yogurt, along with methods for responsible conversion into valuable products to minimize environmental impact. Written with a student and early-career audience in mind, this work offers a one-stop-shop to all aspects of a key dairy component that has exciting potential for future research.

This book will particularly benefit graduate and post graduate students, as well as post docs and early career researchers in dairy science, food science, and nutrition. Experienced scientists will also find this book useful as a starting point for new research projects.

Key features

  • Offers a complete, one-stop reference for whey, a crucial concept in dairy science and research
  • Covers the composition, nutritional information, applications, and by-products of whey production
  • Includes interdisciplinary contributions from a global team of experts in food sciences, chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, and related fields

Readership

Graduate and post graduate students in dairy science, food science, and nutrition; Early career researchers studying whey and related topics

Table of contents

Part 1: Whey: composition, its components and processing

1. Introduction: Overview of Milk Composition
Contributors: Wael Elkot

2. Whey production status and types
Contributors: Thomas Bintsis, Photis Papademas

3. Whey Chemistry
Contributors: Alice Marciniak

4. Whey of Different Species and Nutritional Aspects
Contributors: Omar Alhaj

5. Manufacturing of whey products
Contributors: Haotian Zheng

6. Properties and microstructure of whey protein products
Contributors: Todor Vasiljevic

7. Interactions of whey proteins during processing
Contributors: Jayani Chandrapala, Mayumi Silva

8. Demineralization of whey
Contributors: Golfo Moatsou, Ekaterini Moschopoulou

Part 2: Food applications

9. Cheeses and ice cream
Contributors: Richardos Nikolaos Salek, Eva Samková

10. Whey use in bakery and confectionery products
Contributors: Ivan Luzardo-Ocampo

11. Infant formula
Contributors: Carlos Conte Junior, Cristine Almeida, Vania Paschoalin, Carlos Adam Conte-Junior

12. Beverages
Contributors: Richardos Nikolaos Salek

13. Whey protein and muscle synthesis: implications for healthy aging and sports performance
Contributors: Isabel Gigli

14. Edible Films and Coatings
Contributors: Suresh Gurusamy, Essam Hebishy, Aylin Tas

Part 3: Functional Properties and Health Effects

15. Functional Properties of whey in Food Formulation
Contributors: Haotian Zheng

16. Whey Protein Foams: Preparation, Types and Rheology
Contributors: Alberto Tecante

17. Digestion of Whey and Its Products
Contributors: Maria Ximena Quintanilla Carvajal

18. Nutritional Applications of Whey
Contributors: Bruno Ricardo de Castro Leite Júnior

19. Whey: a source of bioactive peptides
Contributors: Carla Paulo Vieira

20. LACTOSE INTOLERANCE
Contributors: MARIA SOLE FACIONI, Simona Dominici

Part 4: Utilization of Whey as a Dairy Waste

21. Whey as a dairy waste: treatments in effluent plant and disposal methods in environment
Contributors: Mohan Li

22. Whey: A Potential Source of microorganisms and Production of Value-Added Products
Contributors: Valeria Cr

23. Whey: Production of bioplastics and Bioenergy
Contributors: Valeria Cr

Part 5: Future/ Recent trends

24. Future Developments of Whey
Contributors: Claudia Gutiérrez-Antonio, Claudia Gutiérrez-Antonio

25. Membrane Filtration Technology and Cheese Whey: Applications, Challenges and Opportunities
Contributors: Daniel Lehn, Claucia Fernanda Volken de Souza

26. Novel whey-based products
Contributors: Alice Marciniak

27. Sensory Aspects of Whey and Whey Products
Contributors: Michele Rosset

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: August 1, 2026
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Bhavbhuti M. Mehta

Dr. Bhavbhuti M. Mehta is an Associate Professor and Head in the Dairy Chemistry Department, Sheth M.C. College of Dairy Science at Kamdhenu University, Anand, Gujarat, India. He teaches various subjects on dairy and food chemistry at the undergraduate and postgraduate level. His major specialty is on various physico-chemical changes (process-induced changes) taking place during processing of milk and milk products and to food chemistry in general. His research interests also include Lipid oxidation and its prevention, methods to measures various oxidative deterioration, functional food ingredients and nutraceuticals, the role of various constituents in dairy and food products, chemistry and technology of milk and dairy products and camel milk. He is an associate editor of the International Journal of Dairy Technology.

Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor and Head, Dairy Chemistry Department, Sheth M.C. College of Dairy Science at Kamdhenu University, Anand, Gujarat, India

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Mamdouh El-Bakry

Dr. Mamdouh El-Bakry has worked more than 10 years in the food industry, and 15 years in food research, as well as, currently, as an Editor/ Potential Reviewer of high impact journals. He graduated with a B.Sc. (Very good with Honour) in Dairy Science and Technology in 1999, followed by two M.Sc. degrees in 2004 and 2007 and a Ph.D. in processed cheese from UCD (University College Dublin)-Ireland in 2011. He spent several years in postdoctoral research in Teagasc Food Research Centre in Ireland and the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain. The research interests were and are on Food Sciences and in particular Dairy Products, Dairy Technology, Chemistry, Microstructure, Enzyme Technology and Microbiology. He is an experienced lecturer and researcher as he was appointed as university teacher since the graduation and has successfully managed various research projects. He has a lot of publications, in the form of research/review papers, chapters and conference contributions in dairy science. He has been awarded several awards, such as the best paper in dairy phospholipids from the American Oil Chemist Society (AOCS) and best presentation in international conferences as well as several scholarships. He is a potential reviewer/referee in several peer reviewed food science journals and a member of the editorial board in several journals, such as LWT-Food Science and Technology, Journal of Food Research and International Journal of Dairy Science. Recently, he, as an editor-in-chief, has edited 3 books ‘Microstructure of Dairy Products’ (Wiley, 2018), Processed Cheese (Elsevier, 2022), and Casein (Elsevier, 2024).

Affiliations and expertise
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