Start with 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.
Adjust any individual component to model your whey; total solids updates automatically. Adjust total solids to scale the current composition proportionally.
100,000 L incoming whey generates
- WPC80 77.0%
- Permeate 20.0%
- Process loss 3.0%
100,000 L incoming whey generates
- WPI 56.0%
- Permeate 17.6%
- High-fat WPC 21.4%
- Process loss 5.0%
Choose a currency. Each field starts with an indicative product price per tonne; replace any value with your own assumptions to compare the gross product value of each route.
Prices are indicative and provided for illustrative purposes only.
- WPC80 powder
- £18,430
- Whey permeate powder
- £3,253
- Total
- £21,683
- WPI powder
- £14,013
- High-fat WPC (procream) powder
- £2,791
- Whey permeate powder
- £4,019
- Total
- £20,822
The Commercial View provides an indicative gross product value based on the calculated powder quantities and the product prices shown or entered.
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 volume of sweet whey you want to model. Both routes start from the same whey volume and composition, so the comparison remains like for like.