I had an interesting conversation today at a professional event with a representative of the Cabot Cheese company. I've noticed that several brands of cheddar cheese have lately added the claim "contains 0 grams of lactose" to their labels. She told me that cheddar cheese does not, and never has had, any lactose in it. Hard cheeses such as cheddar have almost all the whey separated from the curd during cheese making, and the whey contains all of the lactose. The bacterial fermentation that takes place during aging gets rid of any traces of lactose that remain. So any cheddar cheese is essentially lactose free. Do any of you have any lactose free milk products you can recommend?
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Oct 15, 2008 09:46 PM 6 comments, below
Categories: Food Tags: Cheese, Food, Lactose-free, Nutrition
I had an interesting conversation today at a professional event with a representative of the Cabot Cheese company. I've noticed that several brands of cheddar cheese have lately added the claim "contains 0 grams of lactose" to their labels. She told me that cheddar cheese does not, and never has had, any lactose in it. Hard cheeses such as cheddar have almost all the whey separated from the curd during cheese making, and the whey contains all of the lactose. The bacterial fermentation that takes place during aging gets rid of any traces of lactose that remain. So any cheddar cheese is essentially lactose free. Do any of you have any lactose free milk products you can recommend?


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Almeida Fam says,
Huh, I didn't know that about cheddar cheese. That's really interesting! I do not have a lactose problem but I really like the Tofutti's ice cream, especially the chocolate flavor.
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Oct 16, 2008 06:19 AM
mumof2 says,
Lactaid milk is lactose free. Oakhurst's "nutrish" milk contains probiotics which may help with digestion if you are sensitive. Generally small amounts of milk are better tolerated than a full glass and it helps if consumed with other food.
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Oct 16, 2008 10:27 AM
Mom of Nine says,
Thanks for the input, Mumof2! I know my mother only drinks Lactaid...
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Oct 16, 2008 04:54 PM
Happy Mom says,
Oh, that's very interesting. I would love to know if Cabot uses non-hormone treated dairy in their stuff. W can't afford to buy organic cheese due to the sheer volume around here, but really prefer cleaner food. I already buy Cabot because they have so few ingredients as opposed to all the crap-ola on the labels of other cheeses. Never knew about the lactose though. Good to know.
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Oct 16, 2008 12:54 PM
PatsyCatsos says,
Their web site is not bragging about it, so we are left to draw our own conclusions. http://www.cabotcheese.com/
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Oct 16, 2008 10:45 PM
Happy Mom says,
I was afraid of that :-(
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Oct 19, 2008 05:00 PM

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