Whey product

Whey product is one of the markers Open Food Facts uses to classify a food as ultra-processed (NOVA group 4).

What it is and why it counts

An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

These are extracted from foods or derived from them industrially: refined sugars made from starch, isolated proteins and fibres, modified starches and oils. NOVA calls them "substances of no or rare culinary use", the other defining sign of an ultra-processed food.

Where it turns up

Whey product appears in 89 of the 40,000 products on this site (0%).

Products containing whey product

Showing the 60 most popular of 89.

How the NOVA classification works