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Post by Teresa on Sept 3, 2019 0:16:53 GMT -5
Hello guys, is lactose free milk safe? Has anyone of you guys ever tried it?
I know they add an enzime called lactase which breaks down lactose into glucose and galactose wich in turn makes the milk sweeter, but is this enzime or how they use it in the lactose free products safe? I would assume yes if the "enzime" they add is just that - "lactase", but these synthetic versions allways have other additives I guess... I could be wrong..
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Post by colormist on Sept 3, 2019 10:16:18 GMT -5
I drink FairLife fairly regularly. I don't need to be lactose-free, but I find the less carbs in my diet, the better! As far as I can tell, it's safe for HFIers.
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Post by Teresa on Sept 3, 2019 11:28:08 GMT -5
Hello colormirst. The milk you talked about is filtered.They don't add the enzime lactase to predigest lactose and it is supposed to have less carbohydrates,because it's filtered... but the lactose free milk that I'm talking about is different in the sense that it has the same nutritional profile as regular milk, except that it has no lactose because the enzime lactase was added previously to break down the lactose.. It still has the same amount of carbohydrates as regular milk.. It's milk for people who have lactose intolerance..
My question is if any of you guys have tried this type of lactose free milk with no problems because from my research, the liquid enzime lactase that probably is used in the production of lactose free milk is sold with glycerin and other additives usually so I'm wondering if this is safe...Or did you ever tried lactose free milk that was not filtered but rather that was added lactase to it
and had not hypoglycemic reaction?
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Post by antonia on Sept 6, 2019 11:59:39 GMT -5
Teresa, if you look at lactase supplements you will find they all have different inactive ingredients. This might be the safest route for you. Buy your own enzyme and add it to regular milk. At least then you’ll know what’s in it. Or you could contact the manufacturer of the lactose free milk you want to try and see if they’ll divulge the information to you. By law they don’t have to list the ingredients of the lactase enzyme used in their product, but I don’t see why they would not tell you if you asked. It’s not like it would be proprietary information for them or some kind of secret recipe.
My daughter won’t drink lactose free milk because it is sweeter. I wonder now if that’s because the cleaved individual sugars, galactose and glucose, are perceived to be sweeter than lactose, or is there an additive in the enzyme making it sweeter?
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