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ITALY: WHEY POWDER from Cheese (Regions)
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 Italian Regions and cheese typology (hard, semi-hard, soft and fresh).

To check data by geographical area (North, Middle and South) 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
Hard cheeses 7,62 85 6.3
Semi-hard cheeses 10,40 85 6.3
Soft cheeses 13,60 85 6.3
Fresh cheeses 14,88 85 6.3
Source: Processed by Clal
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WHEY POWDER VOLUMES (TONS) OBTAINED
BY ALL CHEESES - YEAR 2010
Region  Cheese production  Milk Equivalent   Whey obtained  Whey powder obtained 
Piemonte 101.386 855.422 727.108 45.808
Valle d'Aosta 2.985 28.831 24.506 1.544
Lombardia 430.848 3.956.605 3.363.114 211.876
Liguria 722 6.528 5.549 350
Trentino Alto Adige 41.780 413.169 351.194 22.125
Veneto 113.944 1.123.401 954.891 60.158
Friuli Venezia Giulia 17.444 147.850 125.673 7.917
Emilia Romagna 145.556 1.739.475 1.478.554 93.149
Toscana 33.954 317.301 269.706 16.991
Umbria 6.889 51.297 43.603 2.747
Marche 16.701 125.084 106.321 6.698
Lazio 28.980 236.715 201.208 12.676
Abruzzo 4.865 37.883 32.200 2.029
Molise 18.442 127.363 108.258 6.820
Campania 81.817 596.620 507.127 31.949
Puglia 41.458 291.660 247.911 15.618
Basilicata 5.157 37.318 31.720 1.998
Calabria 13.404 102.050 86.743 5.465
Sicilia 22.778 186.252 158.314 9.974
Sardegna 48.054 608.658 517.359 32.594
TOTAL ITALY 1.177.163 10.989.482 9.341.060 588.487
Source: Data processed by Clal on ISTAT source


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WHEY POWDER VOLUMES (TONS) OBTAINED
BY HARD CHEESES - YEAR 2010
Region  Cheese production  Milk Equivalent   Whey obtained  Whey powder obtained 
Piemonte 20.183 264.869 225.138 14.184
Valle d'Aosta 247 3.236 2.751 173
Lombardia 136.039 1.785.286 1.517.493 95.602
Liguria 177 2.327 1.978 125
Trentino Alto Adige 19.564 256.747 218.235 13.749
Veneto 50.310 660.236 561.201 35.356
Friuli Venezia Giulia 4.207 55.215 46.933 2.957
Emilia Romagna 118.185 1.550.982 1.318.334 83.055
Toscana 12.307 161.507 137.281 8.649
Umbria 537 7.046 5.989 377
Marche 1.465 19.219 16.336 1.029
Lazio 6.024 79.056 67.198 4.233
Abruzzo 734 9.635 8.190 516
Molise 248 3.255 2.766 174
Campania 2.759 36.213 30.781 1.939
Puglia 639 8.382 7.125 449
Basilicata 42 556 473 30
Calabria 421 5.530 4.701 296
Sicilia 2.364 31.024 26.370 1.661
Sardegna 43.981 577.181 490.604 30.908
TOTAL ITALY 420.434 5.517.501 4.689.876 295.462
Source: Data processed by Clal on ISTAT source


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WHEY POWDER VOLUMES (TONS) OBTAINED
BY SEMI-HARD CHEESES - YEAR 2010
Region  Cheese production  Milk Equivalent   Whey obtained  Whey powder obtained 
Piemonte 5.258 50.557 42.973 2.707
Valle d'Aosta 2.437 23.428 19.914 1.255
Lombardia 50.681 487.318 414.221 26.096
Liguria 138 1.327 1.128 71
Trentino Alto Adige 2.130 20.485 17.412 1.097
Veneto 8.559 82.300 69.955 4.407
Friuli Venezia Giulia 724 6.957 5.913 373
Emilia Romagna 327 3.145 2.673 168
Toscana 3.066 29.485 25.062 1.579
Umbria 370 3.559 3.025 191
Marche 1.183 11.375 9.669 609
Lazio 744 7.152 6.079 383
Abruzzo 96 919 781 49
Molise 620 5.964 5.070 319
Campania 8.524 81.963 69.669 4.389
Puglia 2.759 26.532 22.552 1.421
Basilicata 811 7.793 6.624 417
Calabria 3.003 28.871 24.540 1.546
Sicilia 6.102 58.672 49.871 3.142
Sardegna 1.168 11.226 9.542 601
TOTAL ITALY 98.699 949.028 806.674 50.820
Source: Data processed by Clal on ISTAT source


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WHEY POWDER VOLUMES (TONS) OBTAINED
BY SOFT CHEESES - YEAR 2010
Region  Cheese production  Milk Equivalent   Whey obtained  Whey powder obtained 
Piemonte 46.815 344.227 292.593 18.433
Valle d'Aosta 218 1.603 1.363 86
Lombardia 68.544 504.000 428.400 26.989
Liguria 227 1.668 1.418 89
Trentino Alto Adige 1.512 11.119 9.451 595
Veneto 16.983 124.876 106.145 6.687
Friuli Venezia Giulia 2.503 18.401 15.641 985
Emilia Romagna 5.695 41.877 35.596 2.243
Toscana 2.272 16.703 14.198 894
Umbria 777 5.715 4.858 306
Marche 73 533 453 29
Lazio 1.944 14.293 12.149 765
Abruzzo 329 2.419 2.056 130
Molise 61 450 383 24
Campania 7.001 51.475 43.754 2.756
Puglia 1.528 11.236 9.551 602
Basilicata 72 531 451 28
Calabria 912 6.708 5.702 359
Sicilia 593 4.360 3.706 233
Sardegna 1.151 8.464 7.194 453
TOTAL ITALY 159.210 1.170.660 995.061 62.689
Source: Data processed by Clal on ISTAT source


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WHEY POWDER VOLUMES (TONS) OBTAINED
BY FRESH CHEESES - YEAR 2010
Region  Cheese production  Milk Equivalent   Whey obtained  Whey powder obtained 
Piemonte 29.130 195.769 166.403 10.483
Valle d'Aosta 84 564 479 30
Lombardia 175.584 1.180.001 1.003.001 63.189
Liguria 180 1.207 1.026 65
Trentino Alto Adige 18.573 124.819 106.096 6.684
Veneto 38.091 255.989 217.590 13.708
Friuli Venezia Giulia 10.011 67.277 57.185 3.603
Emilia Romagna 21.349 143.471 121.950 7.683
Toscana 16.310 109.607 93.166 5.869
Umbria 5.205 34.977 29.731 1.873
Marche 13.981 93.956 79.863 5.031
Lazio 20.269 136.213 115.781 7.294
Abruzzo 3.707 24.909 21.173 1.334
Molise 17.513 117.694 100.040 6.302
Campania 63.533 426.969 362.924 22.864
Puglia 36.532 245.510 208.684 13.147
Basilicata 4.232 28.438 24.172 1.523
Calabria 9.068 60.941 51.800 3.263
Sicilia 13.719 92.196 78.367 4.937
Sardegna 1.754 11.787 10.019 631
TOTAL ITALY 498.821 3.352.292 2.849.448 179.515
Source: Data processed by Clal on ISTAT source


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