Table 1.

Average composition of bovine, ovine and caprine whey and of ovine second cheese whey (% w/v).

	Bovine CW	Ovine CW	Caprine CW	Ovine SCW
Total solids	6.0–7.0	7.6–10.5	7.07–10.8	7.1–8.3
Lactose	4.2–5.0	4.3–6.1	5.02–6.7	4.5–5.7
Proteins	0.7–0.9	1.6–1.8	1.2–0.63	0.8–1.2
Fat	0.1–0.8	1.2–2.5	0.84	0.2–0.4
Minerals	0.5–0.6	1.0–1.8	0.57	1.7–1.9
pH	5.6–6.3	5.3–5.9	6.34	5.5–6.3

(CW = Cheese whey; SCW = Second cheese whey) Adapted from [28,29,30,31].