How Do You Find Foods With Hidden Lactose?
Lactose intolerance is when a person’s body lacks the enzyme needed to properly metabolize lactose that is present in many foods. To exacerbate the problem there are foods that contain hidden lactose and a person can ingest them without even knowing that lactose is present. There are measures to take to find these foods with hidden lactose before eating them. Step 1 Read the labels thoroughly of any foods you ingest. Look for whey and milk by-products in the ingredients list of the label. These ingredients often contain lactose but the product will not list lactose specifically on the label. Step 2 Pay special attention to food that may contain lactose but not list lactose on the ingredient label. Bread, cereals, chips, margarine, dressings for salad, mixes or batters and powdered meal replacements are just some of the products that may contain lactose but not list it specifically on the label. Step 3 Check the company web site that produced the food if there is any question. Sometimes
