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Journal of Undergraduate Research

Keywords

lactose hydrolysis, reducing added sugar, chocolate milk, lactose intolerance

College

Life Sciences

Department

Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science

Abstract

Milk is a nutrient dense food that cannot be utilized easily by those with lactose intolerance. Lactose-hydrolysis is a process through which the native lactose in milk is enzymatically converted into its constituent sugars, glucose and galactose. Because this process digests the lactose in milk, the milk can then be digested by consumers with lactose intolerance without adverse affect (Somkuti, 1997). This conversion results in a sweeter product (Fennema, 2008).

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