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It is important to keep
an eye on the labels of food you buy in order to prevent unnecessary
milk products being digested. Lactose is a form of sugar which is
widely used in many food products (e.g. sliced ham).
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checklist to avoid milk in food products: |
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Butter
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Milk
powder
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Butter
oil
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Skim milk powder
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Calcium
caseinate
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Milk
solids
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Casein
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Non-fat
milk
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| Caseinate |
Non-fat
milk solids |
| Cheese |
Sodium
caseinate |
| Cream |
Sweet
whey powder |
| Demineralised
whey |
Whey |
| Lactalbumin |
Whey
protein concentrate |
| Light
cream |
Whey
solids |
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| This
is a detailed list of food that contains milk products.
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Please note
that product ingredients with a * do not necessarily contain milk
products. This depends on the manufacturer or type of product.
- ammonium caseinate
- artificial butter
flavour
- butter solids/fat
- calcium caseinate
- caramel colour*
- caramel flavouring*
- casein
- caseinate
- delactosed whey
- demineralized whey
- dried milk
- dry milk solids
- flavouring*
- high protein flour*
- hydrolysed casein
- hydrolysed milk protein
- lactalbumin
- lactalbumin phosphate
- lactate
- lactoferrin
- lactoglobulin
- lactose
- magnesium caseinate
- milk derivative
- milk fat
- milk protein
- milk solids
- natural flavouring*
- Opta (fat replacement)
- potassium caseinate
- rennet casein
- Simplesse (fat replacement)
- sodium caseinate
- solids
- sour cream solids
- sour milk solids
- whey
- whey protein concentrate
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foods that contain or may contain* milk protein. |
- baked goods*, (cake,
bread, cookies, crackers, donuts, waffles, pancakes...)
- butter
- buttermilk
- candy*
- cheese
- chocolate*
- cream
- cream soup
- curds
- custard
- deli meats*
- egg substitutes*
- frozen yoghourt
- gravy*
- ghee
- Half & Half
- hot dogs*
- ice cream
- kefir
- margarine*
- milk (whole, 2%, 1%,
skim, condensed, evaporated, powdered, lactose reduced)
- pizza
- pudding
- salad dressing*
- sausages*
- seasonings*
- sherbet
- sour cream
- yoghourt
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These
lists are adapted from
http://www.cadvision.com/allergy/milkallergy
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Watch
out!
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Lactose sugar may
be used as a preservative to some food products, eg. sliced
ham!
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Mary
Poppins
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A spoonful of sugar
helps the medicine go down.
But be careful that
this sugar is not lactose. Check with the pharmacist as most
medicines contain lactose.
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