Table 2.
Chemical and microbiological analysis of commercial whey powder product.
| Chemical Analysis | |
| Crude protein (%) | 11.0 |
| Lactose (%) | 73.0 |
| Fat (%) | 1.1 |
| Ash (%) | 10.0 |
| Humidity (%) | 5.0 |
| Calcium (g/Kg) | 4.5 |
| Phosphorus (g/Kg) | 5.5 |
| Sodium (g/Kg) | 18.6 |
| Potassium (g/Kg) | 17.0 |
| Magnesium (g/Kg) | 1.3 |
| Chlorine (g/Kg) | 40.4 |
| Metabolisable energy, Kcal/kg | 2,750 |
| Microbiological analysis | |
| Total microbes (cfu/g) | < 5.0 × 104 |
| Enterobacteriaceae (cfu/g) | < 10.0 |
| Yeast & fungi (cfu/g) | < 10.0 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | Absence, not detected |
| Salmonella spp. | Absence, not detected |