You can buy whey made from precision fermentation (PerfectDay). That changes several elements of your post, particularly the claim that whey is necessarily not vegan.
I spent some time looking into this since it was not obvious to me how to buy from Perfect Day. Looks like the only retail partner who sells their whey protein powder is Myprotein, most retailers sell things like ice cream.
I wish it were easier to buy PerfectDay and similar products, but I guess it makes early business sense to target food manufacturers rather than end consumers. It’s cool you can get it from Myprotein—I tried the caramel flavor but found the flavoring overwhelming. Sad that there’s no unflavored option. Maybe the animal free version still has some off flavors compared to the animal derived version?
You can buy whey made from precision fermentation (PerfectDay). That changes several elements of your post, particularly the claim that whey is necessarily not vegan.
I spent some time looking into this since it was not obvious to me how to buy from Perfect Day. Looks like the only retail partner who sells their whey protein powder is Myprotein, most retailers sell things like ice cream.
I wish it were easier to buy PerfectDay and similar products, but I guess it makes early business sense to target food manufacturers rather than end consumers. It’s cool you can get it from Myprotein—I tried the caramel flavor but found the flavoring overwhelming. Sad that there’s no unflavored option. Maybe the animal free version still has some off flavors compared to the animal derived version?