Whey: Composition, Role in Human Health and its Utilization in Preparation of Value Added Products

Assessment of impact of feeding fermented karonda (Carissa carandas) whey beverage on biochemical parameters of albino rats

“…Whey possesses half of the milk solids and is a rich source of lactose, water soluble vitamins, minerals and immunologically active proteins (Durham et al, 1997). Whey protein is mixture of globular proteins and includes lactoglobulin, lactalbumin, bovine serum albumin, immunoglobin and thermostable fractions of protease peptones (Nagar and Nagal, 2013). They are one of the nutritionally most valuable proteinsas they posses high content of essential amino acids (EAAs), notably lysine, cysteine, methionine and cystine (Jelicic et al, 2008) and branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) viz., leucine, isoleucine, valine which are important for tissue growth and repair.…”