Lactose is a
sugar present in
cow's milk. Not everyone can digest milk sugar; these people are known as
lactose intolerant. For a
Lactose intolerant person, it is important to know how much lactose is in a food. Many lactose intolerant people can actually tolerate a small amount of lactose without discomfort. Some common ingredients, like
whey, are high in lactose but may not be immediately recognized as a milk product.
Lactose product- grams of lactose
Whole
milk 1cup - 11 g
Low fat
milk 1 cup - 12 g
Yogurt 1 cup - 11 g
Low fat
yogurt 1 cup - 15 g
Buttermilk 1 cup - 10 g
Ice cream 1 cup - 12 g
Whey 1 TBsp - 6 g (!!!)
Ricotta 1/2 cup - 3-6 g
Cottage cheese 1/2 cup - 3 g
Sherbert 1 cup - 2 g
Sorbet 1 cup - 0 g (SORBET contains no milk)
Hard Cheeses, 1oz - grams lactose
Processed Cheese - 2 g
Blue - 1 g
Mozzarella - 0.8 g
Cream Cheese - 0.8 g
Swiss - 0.5 g
Cheddar - 0.5 g
Aged cheeses are LOW or TRACE in lactose. These include:
Aged Cheddar
Parmesan
Swiss
You can tell how much lactose is in a cheese by the "total carbohydrates". This number exceeds the lactose carbohydrates count, and under 1g per ounce is considered low lactose.