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What is lactose intolerance?

Lactose intolerance means the inability to break down naturally-occurring milk sugar, lactose, into its component parts to be absorbed. Lactose consists of two sugar molecules that are bound together, glucose and galactose. Lactose intolerance results from insufficient production of lactase enzyme, whose job it is to split apart these two...

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How is lactose intolerance diagnosed?

The most common, least invasive way to diagnose lactose intolerance is through breath testing. Breath tests require you to arrive fasted at the testing facility, usually a gastroenterologist's office, and to drink a standardized dose of pure lactose diluted in water. Then, every 15-30 minutes over the course of three...

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Does removing lactose change the nutritional value of dairy foods?

Removing lactose from milk by the addition of lactase enzyme does not alter the amount of protein and calcium. Lactose-free dairy foods have the same number of calories, protein, fat and carbohydrate content compared to their lactose-containing counterparts. There is a misconception that lactose-free dairy is higher in sugar compared...

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How do we make our products lactose free?

Lactose is a “double-sugar” that requires the digestive enzyme lactase to split it apart into its component parts, glucose and galactose, so that they can be properly absorbed in our intestines. People with lactose intolerance do not produce enough lactase enzyme to absorb lactose. We add lactase enzyme to our...

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Do people with lactose intolerance need to avoid dairy foods?

People with lactose intolerance need only avoid lactose intake, not dairy intake. Not all dairy foods contain lactose, or natural milk sugar, and even among those that do, some contain lower levels that may be tolerated by those with milder forms of lactose intolerance. Dairy foods can be either naturally...

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What is lactose?

Lactose is the name of naturally-occurring milk sugar. The name comes from lac or lactis, the Latin word for milk, plus the ‘-ose’ ending to name sugars. Lactose is found in milk from mammals: from human breastmilk to cow's milk and every kind of milk in between. Since lactose is...

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Which dairy foods contain the least lactose?

Cultured or fermented dairy products like yogurt and cheese contain the least amount of lactose because the culturing process pre-digests much of the lactose. Also, as whey is removed from a dairy product during processing, such as in cheesemaking, much of the lactose is removed along with it. As such,...

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Which foods contain the most lactose?

Liquid cow's milk, evaporated milk and condensed milk are the most concentrated sources of lactose, or natural milk sugar. Foods that contain ingredients like powdered milk, whey (the liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained) and whey protein concentrate which are derived from these products may also be...

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What is the difference between lactose intolerance and milk allergy?

Lactose intolerance and milk allergy differ in two important ways: (1) by the component of milk that people react to, and (2) by the cause of the reaction. These differences have implications for whether a person can consume any dairy at all, as well as what types of dairy may...

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