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Buttermilk vs. Whey: What's the Difference?

Buttermilk and Whey Definitions

Buttermilk

The liquid, usually either naturally soured or cultured with acid-producing bacteria, that remains after the butterfat has been removed from cream by churning.

Whey

The liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained in the process of making cheese.

Buttermilk

A sour milk made by culturing usually skim milk with acid-producing bacteria.

Whey

The watery part of milk that separates from the curds, as in the process of making cheese.

Buttermilk

The liquid left over after producing butter from full cream milk by the churning process, also called traditional buttermilk.
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Whey

The serum, or watery part, of milk, separated from the more thick or coagulable part, esp. in the process of making cheese.

Buttermilk

Cultured buttermilk, a fermented dairy product produced from cow's milk, with a characteristically sour taste.

Whey

The serum or watery part of milk that is separated from the curd in making cheese

Buttermilk

The milk that remains after the butter is separated from the cream.

Whey

Watery part of milk produced when raw milk sours and coagulates;
Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet eating some curds and whey
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Buttermilk

Residue from making butter from sour raw milk; or pasteurized milk curdled by adding a culture

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