Re: 24hr yogurt fermentation changes lactose to galactose, is this ok?

[Guest guest]

Thanks. I'm sorry. That was a typo.

To: BTVC-SCD Sent: Thu, February 18, 2010 8:07:25 AMSubject: Re: 24hr yogurt fermentation changes lactose to galactose, is this ok?

Laurie,"Also, the solid part is the whey. Is that correct? " You have that backwards. The solid part is the 'curds' as the Indians refer to it. The liquid part is referred to sometimes as the whey. So, no, you are keeping most of the beneficial bacteria. BTW, the 'whey' has some really good uses. It can be used in making fermented foods. There is a lot of info regarding fermented foods in the cookbook "Nourishing Traditions."AmeliaHusband UC 9 years, SCD 20 monthsLDN 3 mg

From: Laurie G <scdhelps (AT) yahoo (DOT) com>To: BTVC-SCD@yahoogroup s.comSent: Thu, February 18, 2010 2:05:02 AMSubject: Re: 24hr yogurt fermentation changes lactose to galactose, is this ok?

I assume that by dripping yogurt, that means you throw away the liquid and save the solid part. Is this correct? Also, the solid part is the whey. Is that correct? I thought the whey had the most of the beneficial bacteria between solid and liquid/whey. So, wouldn't you be removing more of the beneficial bacteria and keeping the less beneficial part of the yogurt? Am I mistaken?

Thanks.

From: Alyssa Luck <luckycharms@ nc.rr.com>To: BTVC-SCD@yahoogroup s.comSent: Wed, February 17, 2010 8:55:27 PMSubject: Re: 24hr yogurt fermentation changes lactose to galactose, is this ok?

Does anyone here know if the lactose is in fact changed to galactose and if so doesn't galactose feed the baddies in the same way as lactose does?

Yes, it's changed to galactose. And it still feeds the baddies just because it's a sugar, but it has less of a chance of doing so because you're more likely to digest it before the baddies get to it than if it were lactose.

If so maybe I am wasting my time. Perhaps I should use lacotse free milk instead.

Lactose free milk probably has even more galactose than the yogurt. To make it lactose free, they just add an enzyme that breaks down all the lactose, instead of adding bacteria like we do for yogurt. Either way it gets turned into galactose.

You could always drip your yogurt to remove most of the galactose.

Peace =)

Alyssa 15 yo

UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008

SCD June 2009 (restarted)