does butterfat have lactose in it? Please help.?

Question

i have found out that most hard cheese has very little lactose in it and therefore is suitable for a mildly lactose intolerant person, but what about butter fat, I also know that lactose is the sugars in milk, 2 different kinds I believe.

Answer 1

There is now a tablet that I use that gives 24 hour coverage for Lactose intolerance which is much more convenient than tablets taken at meals. Digestive Advantage from Ganeden, www.ganedenbiotech.com. The link 1 points to info that says butter carries lactose.
Link 2 says clarified butter has no lactose and several other sites that say same come up on 'clarified butter lactose'

Answer 2

Butter has residual milk solids so it probably has lactose.

Clarified butter is made by melting regular butter over low heat and allowing the milk solids to sink to the bottom. It might be okay for someone who is lactose intolerant but caution is recommended.

Hard cheeses may have been okay because the enzymes used to make it have broken down the lactose. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactose_intolerance#Managing_lactose_intolerance)

Answer 3

I would have thought so as lactose comes from milk and so does butter. Unless the butter is not really butter in the real sense of the word.

Answer 4

If it is dairy butter, yes. If it's a butter substitute, such as vegetable oil margarine, no. If you're looking to go all vegan, or even just lactose intolerant, I'd strongly recommend Earth Balance...made entirely from hydropressed plant oils....and WAY tasty (I'm not vegan, by the way, but that stuff rocks).

Answer 5

Any dairy product has lactose in it as that is the natural form of sugar in milk. It is produced by the grass and fodder that the cows eat.

Answer 6

In the event that it's a fruit they have seeds, otherwise it's a vegetable. And vegetables are usually grown in the ground while fruits are grown in trees.

Answer 7

The natural fat of milk from which butter is made, consisting largely of the glycerides of oleic, stearic, and palmitic acids.

use 'Pure'- yellow packet.

Answer 8

any dair has lactose in it

Answer 9

yes