Whey from Orkney Cheese Company
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The Orkney Cheese Company Ltd is a premium Cheddar cheese producer. The whey released during cheese production is currently discharged as a waste stream. Since this whey is of premium quality, NIZO food research was requested to perform a valorization scan to determine the most promising approach to utilization of this waste stream.
Together with Orkney Cheese
The valorization scan at the creamery identified several concept processing routes, and each of them was evaluated for its economic feasibility. Coen Akkermans, project manager at NIZO food research, pointed out additional problems that had to be overcome: “Because of the unique location of the creamery on the Orkney Islands, north of Scotland, transportation and scale issues had to be taken into account to provide a feasible solution to the customer. ”
Make money from whey
The scan performed by NIZO indicated that application of the whey in the food market would potentially generate the highest gross value. The results provided the Orkney Cheese Company with opportunities to minimize their waste disposal and to make money from their waste stream at the same time.
NIZO food research offers cost effective by-stream valorization scans for a wide range of products and offers a quick insight into the valorization potential for feed and food applications.