Whey 'has it all nutritionally': Milk by-product finds a niche market as a health drink

Having been introduced to liquid whey as a child, Rosemary Cleary O’Shea at Tullahay Farm in Tipperary is on a mission to introduce nutritious whey drinks to the Irish market

Rosemary O'Shea who produces liquid whey drinks at Tullahay Farm, Co. Tipperary. Pictures: Denis Minihane.

Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet, eating her curds and whey....”

Despite the fact it is mentioned in one of the very first nursery rhymes that we learn as children, whey — unlike oranges and lemons, or pies or cake — is not a foodstuff we come across very often.