Is butter dairy? Lactose in butter. Is butter dairy? |

In this article you will learn, among others:

• Is butter dairy?

• Is there lactose in the butter?

• What is the lactose content of dairy products?

• How to get rid of lactose intolerance?

Is butter dairy?

Butter, like milk, cheese and fermented milk drinks, is classified as dairy. In principle, all products made from the milk of mammals are assigned to this group. However, it should be remembered that the chemical composition of these products, including the lactose content, is quite different. Butter is 80 percent fat. Protein contains only 0,7 percent, as does carbohydrate. The rest is water. So most often people who have lactose intolerance (i.e. milk sugar) respond well to butter. However, if you have stated allergy to milk proteins, even as little of them as is found in butter can cause unpleasant ailments.

Is there lactose in the butter?

Due to the minimum content of carbohydrates in butter, lactose in it is present in trace amounts (0,6 g / 100 g). A teaspoon of butter contains such a small amount that it is practically impossible to mark. It is worth remembering that people suffering from intolerance usually handle the supply well 12 g of lactose once (this amount is contained, for example, in a glass of milk). Of course, it depends on the individual tolerance of each person. 

Besides butter, other dairy products are also found to be low in lactose. So it is good to know your individual tolerance threshold to know how many such products we can consume. Let’s look at the lactose content in them:

What is the lactose content of dairy products?

• Yogurt it’s about 4,6 g of lactose in 100 g. The bacteria contained in it, however, show some lactase activity, so the milk sugar in yogurt is easier to digest.
• Kefir, buttermilk the lactose contained in them is broken down as a result of the production process and the microorganisms operating in them. Kefir contains 4 g summer in 100 g, and buttermilk 4,7 g lactose in 100 g.
• Yellow cheeses, long-maturing, have a very low lactose content. The longer the cheese is aged, the lower its content. For example, Ementaler cheese contains 0,1 g lactose in 100 g.
• Lactose-free milk (Lactose-free) is the lactose content usually not exceeding 0, 03 g per 100 g of the product. This is done by breaking down lactose into galactose and glucose.

How to get rid of lactose intolerance?

It is worth bearing in mind that we can reduce the adverse effects of milk sugar on our body through our additional activities. If you prepare clarified butter or ghee the lactose content will decrease even more. After heating the butter and separating the layers, you remove the resulting ‘scum’, which contains the protein and sugar fractions of the butter. You get practically pure fat. Also remember that consuming products with lactose in the company of other articles rich in protein, fat and fiber slows down the movement of food billets. As a result, lactose enters the intestines more slowly and in smaller doses. In addition, an improvement in lactose tolerance is often observed when over a period of 2 weeks, its share in the diet is slowly increased. However, this should be done slowly so as not to provoke unwanted gastric reactions. An indispensable help in intolerance are also preparations with lactase, i.e. an enzyme that breaks down milk sugar. Taking them along with dairy products will break down lactose and avoid the unpleasant symptoms of lactose intolerance.

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Do you experience lactose intolerance? What are your ways to get rid of lactose intolerance?