Guest guest Posted June 22, 2001 Report Share Posted June 22, 2001 Marty and everybody: Since my previous mail has not cleared up this question, let me repeat something that Jay Bigam sent to this list a while ago: Found another definition at: Dairy Management Inc. http://www.drymilk.com/ingredients/lactose/inlacdef.htm Lactose Definition Lactose is the primary carbohydrate found in mammal’s milk and is often referred to as milk sugar. It is the first and only carbohydrate every newborn mammal consumes in significant amounts. Lactose is a natural disaccharide consisting of one galactose and one glucose unit. It is chemically, physically and microbiologically stable, and is highly compatible with other ingredients. Lactose forms the major part of milk’s dry matter content. Lactose is isolated from dairy products such as whey and whey permeate, which is available after the production of cheese and/or caseinates. The basic principle of lactose production is the removal of water from whey by evaporation to increase the concentration of lactose. The condensed whey, with approximately 60% total solids at 140ºF (60ºC), is then gradually cooled to allow crystallization and separation of lactose. From this point, various types of lactose can be produced. Separation of the crystal mass and subsequent drying results in a yellow or yellowish colored product called edible lactose. It still contains a small amount of whey proteins and minerals. The yellow color is caused by riboflavin, better known as vitamin B2. Refining of this product results in what is known as refined edible lactose. The purest form of lactose, which is used in the pharmaceutical industry, is obtained by repeated refining. Lactose is commercially available as spray-dried lactose and crystalline lactose. Lactose derivatives include lactose hydrolysates, lactitol, lactulose and lactobionic acid. ---------------------------------------------- Jay Bigam Webmaster/Marketing Manager Kinnikinnick Foods Inc. www.kinnikinnick.com Toll Free: 1- Another mail that might help to clear up this point: >n, I know this is purely speculation, but my son's seizure medication >(Carbitrol) contains lactose. I called them and they swear that ther is no >chance of casein contamination. Do I believe them? Our office has just handled a bit lawsuit about product safety. The key point was that when the producers changed their formula, and made a new version of an old product, they gave incomplete information about the change. They said that the new product was the same as the old, except for the colour (white instead of grey). Now, one customer was using this product for their own purposes, which were quite different from what the product was originally intended for. They became suspicious, and asked a series of questions, always getting the same answer: The two products are " identical " except for the colour. This was not true, and the resulting disaster cost more than two million dollars. Moral: If the producer doesn't understand your problem, then you should not trust his or her word about product safety. " Casein contamination " has two different meanings: * " Not a single molecule of casein, no matter how large the test sample " * " We can't imagine how such a small protein residue could possibly be called a contamination " . >My son has noticably more melt-downs on this medication, but otherwise his >ATEC is down to an 8 and I think the seizure control is a big part of our >success. Do you have any suggestions? ...... If you have an ATEC score of 8, then you should be able to communicate quite well with your child. I would try different regimens: With and without enzymes (SerenAid or EnzymeAid, or perhaps Creon), for 3-4 weeks at a time, and try to be objective about any possible side effects. -------------------- Best luck to you all ! n Klaveness www.advimoss.no/GFCF_results www.advimoss.no/GFCF_survey -----Opprinnelig melding----- Fra: Marty Landman Til: GFCFKids <GFCFKids > Dato: 21. juni 2001 16:33 Emne: Re: Lactose >At 08:07 am 6/21/01 -0400, you wrote: > >><< Lacotse is a no no. lactose is casein. >> >> >>Lactose is not casien. Casien is the protien in milk, lactose is the sugar > >I think the point made previously was that the two are very hard to >separate. I would think that a lab could settle this, but wonder about >whether we have straight information. My wife isn't happy because she says >dextrose is a common ingredient in much of what we give our son, and > didn't have a problem with dextrose in her book. > >Does anyone have more specific information on this issue? As our son is >staying longer on the diet I'm assuming that it's also getting more >important for us to keep /every trace of gluten and casein away from him >for the best results. I just wrote his ABA pre-school teacher this morning >not to give him playdough until we supply some gf/cf playdough that we'll >have to make at home. > >Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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