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Lactose-free milk
Similar to regular milk but slightly sweeter, since the lactase treatment breaks lactose into sweeter-tasting sugars.
Lens analyzedLactose-free milk is regular cow's milk treated with the enzyme lactase, which breaks down the lactose sugar that some people have trouble digesting. It looks, cooks, and tastes very similar to regular milk, just slightly sweeter because the broken-down sugars taste sweeter.
Where it comes from
Lactase-treated milk became commercially available as a way to let people who have difficulty digesting lactose still drink dairy milk, offering an alternative to switching to plant-based milks entirely.
Buying it
Check the carton for "lactose-free" labeling specifically, since it's still a dairy product containing milk protein, distinct from dairy-free plant milks for anyone avoiding milk protein rather than just lactose.
Storing it
Refrigerate lactose-free milk at all times and use it by the printed date, the same as regular milk.
Keeps about 10 days in the fridge.
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