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The Weird Consequence Of Your Greek Yogurt Habit
Yahoo! ^
| March 16, 2015
| Sarah Jacoby
Posted on 03/16/2015 11:27:47 AM PDT by goodwithagun
Yes, greek yogurt is delicious, nutritious, and surprisingly cost-effective. But, we admit wed never really thought about this consequence of making it our go-to breakfast snack.
It turns out that one of the byproducts of greek yogurt production is a little thing called acid whey. Its a runny substance that is remarkably bad for the environment: If acid whey is dumped, its decomposition can deplete ecosystems of oxygen, killing fishy inhabitants. But, with the continuously growing popularity of that delicious yogurt it now accounts for $2 billion of the $6 billion yogurt market finding an ecologically responsible way of getting rid of acid whey is becoming an increasingly crucial problem to solve.
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TOPICS: Agriculture; Food; Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: acid; acidwhey; greekyogurt; whey; yogurt
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The huge manatee! Or should I say shark, because Yahoo! just jumped it.
To: goodwithagun
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posted on
03/16/2015 11:29:23 AM PDT
by
ctdonath2
(Si vis pacem, para bellum.)
To: goodwithagun
Acid whey huh? No wonder it tastes so bad!
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posted on
03/16/2015 11:33:58 AM PDT
by
subterfuge
(Minneseeota: the laughingstock of the nation - for lots of reasons!)
To: goodwithagun
[fill in the blank ] is becoming an increasingly crucial problem to solve.
Don't have a problem that needs a solution? Give them time and they will find one -- or make one up.
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posted on
03/16/2015 11:34:01 AM PDT
by
TomGuy
To: goodwithagun
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posted on
03/16/2015 11:35:07 AM PDT
by
RightGeek
(FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
To: goodwithagun
Where are they dumping this stuff? It is illegal to dump such untreated factory wastes in US waterways. Sewer plants are heavily regulated by the feral government as to what can be returned into waterways.
Looks like libretards are making thing up again.
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posted on
03/16/2015 11:35:17 AM PDT
by
mountainlion
(Live well for those that did not make it back.)
To: goodwithagun
It’s probably loaded with fashionable probiotics - sell the damn stuff!
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posted on
03/16/2015 11:37:37 AM PDT
by
gasport
(Immigration reform means arriving in air-conditioned comfort.)
To: goodwithagun
IMO this is whey overblown but I still won’t go out of my whey to eat it.
I’m whey more into burgers, meat and potatoes.
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posted on
03/16/2015 11:37:59 AM PDT
by
prisoner6
(Unmutual and Disharmonious)
To: goodwithagun
Uuuuuuummmmm! Kefir yes. Give me more!
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posted on
03/16/2015 11:39:37 AM PDT
by
Ditter
To: goodwithagun
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posted on
03/16/2015 11:39:46 AM PDT
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
To: mountainlion; goodwithagun
Actually going to the article shows that some researches found a use for the whey.
It would be nice for article posters to mention the punch-line.
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posted on
03/16/2015 11:42:54 AM PDT
by
PapaBear3625
(You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
To: goodwithagun
Why can;t they feed it to pigs, I mean pigs have a simular digestive system to humans so anythign that increases bacon production is a good thing!
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posted on
03/16/2015 11:43:01 AM PDT
by
GraceG
(Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
To: goodwithagun
What the hell? ACID whey? It has always been called sour whey—as cottage cheese makers have called it for centuries.
Hogs love it, and it can be used as a plant food for those plants that need a more acidic food, such as black and blueberries. Also, it can be used to make sauerkraut, pickles and a variety of other food products.
From a Greek yogurt manufacturer:
At Chobani, we are committed to being a good community partner. That includes finding responsible uses for whey, a natural byproduct of the process to create authentic strained Greek Yogurt. We are constantly exploring the best ideas and options for beneficial whey use.
Right now, we choose to return whey to farmers, most of whom use it as a supplement to their livestock feed. Some is used as a land-applied fertilizer but only at farms that have nutrient management plans in place with the state environmental conservation agency. A small percentage is also sent to community digesters, where the whey is used to produce energy.
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posted on
03/16/2015 11:43:05 AM PDT
by
Alas Babylon!
(As we say in the Air Force, "You know you're over the target when you start getting flak!")
To: subterfuge
Acid whey huh? No wonder it tastes so bad!
Nah, you must have had one from a recalled batch. It was a few years ago. Chobani, if I remember the after effects correctly.
To: goodwithagun
“Yes, greek yogurt is delicious, nutritious, and surprisingly cost-effective”
If you like whipped cream cheese in a bowl.
To: Alas Babylon!
Make whey powder from it for milk shakes.
To: goodwithagun
I go a step farther. I take the quart size and strain it into a bowl through a steel mesh strainer lined with a paper towel. Let it sit in the fridge overnight. I get a heck of a lot of excess water/whey out of it.
It makes a great substitute for sour cream. Tastes great on baked taters and a wonderful base for dips and such.
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posted on
03/16/2015 11:53:26 AM PDT
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(Where am I to go now that I've gone too far?)
To: Alas Babylon!
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posted on
03/16/2015 11:55:37 AM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: goodwithagun
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posted on
03/16/2015 12:12:16 PM PDT
by
W.
(Democrats + their media stooges wanted the US out of Vietnam so the Communists would win!)
To: prisoner6
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posted on
03/16/2015 12:16:08 PM PDT
by
Finny
(Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. -- Psalm 119:105)
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