Making Whey Without the Dairy Curds, Now Brought to You by ADM
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Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. has entered into an agreement with Perfect Day, a startup that makes animal-free dairy products, to make whey on a commercial scale using fermentation.
Whey, normally a byproduct of cheese production, is a common ingredient in energy bars and pricey protein shakes. According to a release from Berkeley, California-based Perfect Day, the two companies will scale up production of dairy-free whey proteins for use in food products.