Table 4.

Whey protein edible film formation from whey protein isolate (WPI) and whey protein isolate (WPI) and their functional features.

Biological Function	Formulation	Test Model	References
Anti-diabetic	Whey protein hydrolysate	Insulin-resistant rats	[239]
	Whey protein	Human	[240]
Anti-inflammatory	β-lactoglobulin hydrolysate	In vitro	[241]
Anti-hypertensive	Whey protein concentrate	In vitro	[242]
Anti-obesity	Whey protein concentrate	Obese human	[243]
	Whey protein concentrate	Obese human	[244]
Antitumor	β-lactoglobulin hydrolysate	In vitro	[231]
Benefit in resistant exercise	Hydrolyzed whey protein	Human	[245]
Blood pressure lowering	Whey protein hydrolysate	Rats	[246]
Dermatoprotective	Whey peptide	Mice	[247]
GI motility	Whey protein concentrate, Whey protein Hydrolysate	Mice	[248]
Gut and energy homeostasis	Whey protein isolate	Mice	[249]
Hypolipidemic	Whey protein	Mice	[234]
Muscle protein synthesis/glycogen content	Whey protein hydrolysate	Mice	[226]
Osteroprotection	Whey protein derived dipeptide Glu-Glu	In vitro	[250]
Oxidative stress	Whey protein concentrate	Mice	[251]
Oxidative stress/Glucose metabolism	Whey protein isolate	Overweight/obese patients	[252]
Phenylketonouria therapy	Whey protein glycomacropeptide	Human/mice	[253]
Recovery of muscle functions	Whey protein hydrolysate	Human	[254]
	Whey protein	Human	[255]
Sceletical muscle protection	Whey protein hydrolysate	Rats	[256]