Nutrition & Bioactives

Targeted. Functional. Transformative

Functional whey derivatives and bioactive components for early life, sports, and active-life nutrition, as well as selected food applications. Short decision paths, regional anchoring with directly connected cheese plants, and collaborative partnerships characterize us. Scientifically grounded expertise and technological precision ensure consistent product quality. Our solutions are safe, functional, and nutritionally effective. Individually tailored, sustainable, and solution oriented. Full traceability across the entire value chain ensures transparency and quality.

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Combining highest product safety with functional performance and nutritional enrichment

Our fully controlled supply chain ensures that all whey – the raw material for our ingredients – comes exclusively from DMK’s own cheese plants. This guarantees maximum product safety, reliability, and flexibility. As one of Europe’s leading whey processors, we deliver traceable, nutrient-rich solutions with proven functionality that meet strict regulatory standards and shape the future of nutrition.

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Innovative ingredients supporting vitality, strength, and well-being in every stage of life

Tailored for applications in early life nutrition, sports and life products, our ingredients deliver targeted benefits while ensuring excellent taste, solubility, and stability in a wide range of formulations. With high-quality proteins, essential nutrients, and digestibility benefits, these solutions enable the development of health-focused products that meet strict safety standards and compatibility with sensitive formulations

Enhancing active life nutrition

Health-conscious consumers seek products that support vitality, mobility, and weight management.

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Bakery

The bakery world thrives on indulgence, creativity, and consistency: from breads and pastries to cookies, biscuits, and cakes.

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Confectionery

From artisanal ice cream to ready-to-serve desserts, indulgence and texturearekey. Our aerated toppingbases, fatpowders, and milk…

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Convenience Food

Quick, easy, and delicious: convenience food is all about delivering flavor and functionality in ready meals, soups, sauces, and pizza.

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Dairy Processing

Innovation meets tradition in dairy processing, from yoghurts and cream-based products to processed cheese and recombined milk.

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Early life nutrition

Early Life Nutrition requires high precision and trust.

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Sports nutrition

As your specialized partner, we offer whey protein isolates, concentrates, and bioactive ingredients for ready-to-drink shakes, ready-to-mix powders,…

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Scientifically backed ingredients with proven functionality to support health and well-being across life stages

From early life to active aging, our solutions are designed to meet the evolving nutritional needs of consumers. Leveraging our expertise in whey-based ingredients and bioactive components, we offer high-quality whey protein concentrate and whey protein isolate, MFGM, lactose, whey permeate, and lactoferrin that contribute to cognitive development, immune support, and muscle maintenance.

Whey Protein by wheycoTM

Ingredients designed to meet diverse nutritional and functional needs. Whether you're enriching products with protein, improving texture, or targeting specific consumer groups, our portfolio of whey protein isolates and whey protein concentrates offers tailored solutions with excellent performance.

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Lactose by wheycoTM

wheyco™ Lactose is a spray-dried powder made from our own fresh cheese whey and available in various granularities. With excellent flowability, clean taste, and versatile functionality, they are ideal for dry mixes and nutritional formulations.

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Whey Permeate by wheycoTM

wheyco^TM P08 / P0802 are spray-dried whey permeates made from fresh semi-hard cheese whey. With high lactose content and clean sensory properties, they offer a cost-efficient solution for enhancing flavor, browning, and texture in sweet and savory applications.

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Bioactive Whey Ingredients

Our Specialities – wheyco^TM PL7 and wheyco^TM MFGM70 – are part of our growing range of bioactive whey ingredients designed to support targeted nutrition concepts. Combining high-quality protein with functional lipid and membrane components, they address key health areas such as cognitive development, immune support, and muscle maintenance.

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Give us a call or send us an email. We look forward to supporting you in developing forward-looking nutritional solutions. 

Florian Middelhuis

Category Nutrition & Bioactives

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