Lactic acid
#48554 - 03/07/04 11:42 AM
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Kree
Reged: 10/08/03
Posts: 3748
Loc: Northern NY
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Steph, here's what my dairy-free cookbook says about lactic acid:
Lactic acid does not generally contain lactose. It is used extensively to control acidity and as a preservative or flavoring for processed foods. Main sources are cornstarch, molasses, glucose, and sometimes whey.
My question is, how do we know when it's made from whey and when it's not? I never thought about it before.
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You hit a good question. Thing only thing to do is call the company and find out if it is from a plant source or not.
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Unless they would lie -- and then asking them wouldn't do any good. I can't tolerate even small amounts of dairy -- but this has never caused me troubles. I was happy to find it since soy garden is not sold in my healthfood store. 
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Well good! I'm sure you're right, and if it was made from whey they definitely wouldn't be able to call it "dairy-free". But if we ever come across some product that doesn't specify I guess that's when we need to wonder... 
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the regular does have whey in it -- they made this one different on pupose -- so I think it's safe.... as safe as you can claim anything is. 
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