Many foods contain lactose
Lactose is contained in milk sugar. He provides energy and is involved in various metabolic processes. So it promotes the absorption of calcium and promotes the intestinal flora. In the case of an intolerance to lactose is not degraded during digestion but complete. This leads to symptoms such as abdominal pain and cramps, bloating, or diarrhea. How good or bad they are intolerant to a food in the case of a lactose intolerance, depends primarily on the concentration in the respective product. But also your individual Situation plays a role.
- Milk products and milk have the highest lactose content. Milk powder, skimmed milk powder, whey powder, condensed milk, and breast milk include full. These products will not be tolerated in the case of a intolerance. A little less lactose is found in cow's milk, sheep's milk, goat's milk, butter milk, sour milk, whey, yogurt, quark, Sour cream, cream, and Kefir. Here it depends on your personal tolerance limit must be tested in individual cases. Butter is usually tolerated, even Margarine is not a problem.
- In the case of confectionery generally, caution is required. Milk chocolate, Nougat, chocolates, ice-cream and semolina porridge contain lactose in high concentration. Also finished desserts lactose-containing.
- Cheese also contains lactose. The longer the ripening process is, the higher the compatibility is. Popular varieties such as Gouda, Edam, Leerdammer, and Parmesan cheese are not a problem. Contain lactose in very small amounts. Feta, Camembert, Emmental or Appenzeller are only a little more lactose and are well tolerated. Individually digestible Mascarpone, Mozzarella, cottage cheese and cream cheese. Cheese contains a lot of lactose and is considered to be incompatible with a intolerance.
- Especially in the case of processed products, the lactose content is not always obvious. Here you have to study the contents carefully. Bread and bakery products with milk or milk powder are produced, are an example of this. See, you should cake, milk bread, waffles, but also crisp bread and biscuits.
- Many sausage products also contain lactose. This applies especially to the fat Were reduced, but also ham, liver sausage, cooked sausages and sausages canned.
- Problematic can be also the numerous industrially produced ready-made meals and instant products. Of the frozen pizza, fish, meat and canned vegetables to Fast Food, you have to reckon everywhere with lactose. This also applies to Fixprodukte, instant soups, instant creams and mashed potatoes in powder form for self-touch. Also, here is a look at the ingredients list before eating helps. At this point, also ready-made sauces, Dressings, mayonnaise, Pesto, mustard and Ketchup are mentioned which include consistently milk sugar.
- Also, dietary supplements lactose-containing. Even in cereals, spices and medicines, lactose can plug in. Many additives such as thickeners or binding agents, which are used in the food industry, can contain lactose.
Food with milk contain lactose (image: Pixabay)
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