Enter a volume of sweet whey and compare the WPC80 and WPI routes side by side. Explore the powder yields and protein recovery, then enter your own product prices per tonne to compare the indicative gross product value of each route.
Litres of sweet whey. Results recalculate as you type.
Drag any slider to adjust. Both routes recalculate live from the same whey.
100,000 L incoming whey generates
- WPC80 77.0%
- Permeate 17.7%
- Not recovered 5.3%
100,000 L incoming whey generates
- WPI 65.5%
- Permeate 14.1%
- High-fat WPC 20.4%
- Not recovered 0.0%
Choose a currency. Each price starts at an indicative market price per tonne; replace any of them with your own to compare the gross product value of each route.
Prices are indicative and provided for illustrative purposes only.
- WPC80 powder
- £12,345
- Whey permeate powder
- £3,698
- Total
- £16,044
- WPI powder
- £11,194
- High-fat WPC (procream) powder
- £1,352
- Whey permeate powder
- £2,948
- Total
- £15,494
The Commercial View provides an indicative gross product value based on the calculated powder quantities and the product prices shown or entered by the user.
It does not account for the value or cost of the incoming whey stream, processing and operating costs, energy, labour, membrane operation and replacement, evaporation and drying, packaging, logistics, capital investment, depreciation, or product-specific premiums and discounts.
The results therefore represent potential gross product value only. They should not be interpreted as profit, contribution, margin or net economic value, and should not be used on their own to select a processing route or support an investment decision.
Start with your whey volume
Enter the litres of sweet whey you have. It is the only input: both routes calculate from the same whey, so the comparison is like for like.