Whey: Nutrition Facts

Whey is one of the few products that contains a wide variety of macro- and micronutrients that our body consumes every day. In our report, each element included in the composition of this product is examined in detail.

Calories (per 100g): 24.3 kcal

Whey contains 5.12 grams of total sugars, 0 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 1 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Whey — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Whey provides about 1.0% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 0.1% of the daily intake of fats and 1.7% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein760 mg
1.0%
Fat90 mg
0.1%
Carbs5.1 g
1.7%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Whey of recommended daily intake in percent.

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0 mg
0.0%
Beta Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Alpha Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D30 mg
0.0%
Vitamine E0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C0.1 mg
0.1%
Vitamine B10 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B20.1 mg
7.7%
Vitamine B30.1 mg
0.6%
Vitamine B416 mg
3.2%
Vitamine B50.4 mg
8.0%
Vitamine B60 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B90 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Whey.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium103 mg
10.3%
Iron0.1 mg
1.0%
Magnesium10 mg
2.5%
Phosphorus78 mg
11.1%
Potassium143 mg
3.0%
Sodium48 mg
3.7%
Zinc0.4 mg
3.6%
Copper0 mg
0.0%
Manganese0 mg
0.0%
Selenium0 mg
0.0%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Whey.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan16 mg
0.2%
Threonine38 mg
1.6%
Isoleucine38 mg
1.9%
Leucine72 mg
1.6%
Lysine65 mg
1.6%
Methionine14 mg
0.8%
Cystine14 mg
0.8%
Phenylalanine25 mg
0.6%
Tyrosine19 mg
0.4%
Valine38 mg
1.5%
Arginine21 mg
0.3%
Histidine15 mg
0.7%
Alanine33 mg
0.5%
Aspartic acid74 mg
0.6%
Glutamic acid136 mg
1.0%
Glycine14 mg
0.4%
Proline45 mg
1.0%
Serine35 mg
0.4%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (0.072 g), isoleucine (0.038 g) and valine (0.038 g).
Whey contains 0.15 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (0.014 g), arginine (0.021 g) and methionine (0.014 g).
Whey contains 0.05 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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