ITALY: WHEY POWDER from Cheese (geographical area)

This page provides with the approximate Whey output (in liquid and powder form) obtained by the Cheeses produced in Italy.

The Whey in liquid form can be used for:
  • animal feed
  • producing Whey Powder (Whey Powder for animal feed and food products)
  • producing further by-products such as: Ricotta, Edible Lactose, Liquid Permeate, Whey Protein Concentrate.
The analysis takes into consideration liquid whey volumes obtained by all type of cheeses (hard, semi-hard, soft and fresh): here below the table containing conversion coefficients used for calculation.

Further below there are tables and charts showing the annual Whey quantity breakdown by geographical area (North, Middle and South) and cheese typology (hard, semi-hard, soft and fresh).

To check data by Italian Regions please click here
 
Product Cheese Yield per
100 Kg of milk
Kg of Whey obtained
da 100 kg of milk
Kg of Whey Powder obtained
by 100 kg of Liquid Whey
Fresh cheeses 16,83 85 6.3
Soft cheeses 14,24 85 6.3
Semi-hard cheeses 8,72 85 6.3
Hard cheeses 7,00 85 6.3
Source: Elaborazione Clal
     
WHEY POWDER VOLUMES (TONS) OBTAINED
BY ALL CHEESES - YEAR 2009
Geographical area  Cheese production  Milk Equivalent   Whey obtained  Whey powder obtained 
North 845.226 8.447.577 7.180.440 452.368
Middle 91.136 739.530 628.600 39.602
South 241.161 1.979.697 1.682.743 106.013
TOTAL ITALY 1.177.523 11.166.804 9.491.783 597.982
Source: Data processed by Clal on ISTAT source


     
WHEY POWDER VOLUMES (TONS) OBTAINED
BY HARD CHEESES - YEAR 2009
Geographical area  Cheese production  Milk Equivalent   Whey obtained  Whey powder obtained 
North 344.822 4.926.034 4.187.129 263.789
Middle 18.903 270.036 229.530 14.460
South 48.205 688.644 585.348 36.877
TOTAL ITALY 411.930 5.884.714 5.002.007 315.126
Source: Data processed by Clal on ISTAT source


     
WHEY POWDER VOLUMES (TONS) OBTAINED
BY SEMI-HARD CHEESES - YEAR 2009
Geographical area  Cheese production  Milk Equivalent   Whey obtained  Whey powder obtained 
North 68.684 787.657 669.509 42.179
Middle 4.904 56.233 47.798 3.011
South 24.667 282.876 240.445 15.148
TOTAL ITALY 98.254 1.126.766 957.751 60.338
Source: Data processed by Clal on ISTAT source


     
WHEY POWDER VOLUMES (TONS) OBTAINED
BY SOFT CHEESES - YEAR 2009
Geographical area  Cheese production  Milk Equivalent   Whey obtained  Whey powder obtained 
North 156.109 1.096.271 931.830 58.705
Middle 12.214 85.772 72.906 4.593
South 7.629 53.574 45.538 2.869
TOTAL ITALY 175.952 1.235.617 1.050.275 66.167
Source: Data processed by Clal on ISTAT source


     
WHEY POWDER VOLUMES (TONS) OBTAINED BY FRESH CHEESES - YEAR 2009
Geographical area  Cheese production  Milk Equivalent   Whey obtained  Whey powder obtained 
North 275.611 1.637.614 1.391.972 87.694
Middle 55.117 327.490 278.366 17.537
South 160.660 954.602 811.412 51.119
TOTAL ITALY 491.387 2.919.706 2.481.751 156.350
Source: Data processed by Clal on ISTAT source