from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A disaccharide, C12H22O11, found in milk, that may be hydrolyzed to yield glucose and galactose.
- n. A white crystalline substance obtained from whey and used in infant foods, bakery products, confections, and pharmaceuticals as a diluent and excipient. Also called milk sugar.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. The disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products, C12H22O11, (a product of glucose and galactose) used as a food and in medicinal compounds.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. The main sugar present in milk, called also sugar of milk or milk sugar. When isolated pure it is obtained crystalline; it is separable from the whey by evaporation and crystallization. It is a disaccharide with the formula C12H22O11, being chemically 4-(β-D-galactosido)-D-glucose. It has a slightly sweet taste, is dextrorotary, and is much less soluble in water than either cane sugar or glucose. Formerly called lactin. When hydrolyzed it yields glucose and galactose. In cells it may be hydrolyzed by the enzyme β-galactosidase.
- n. See Galactose.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Sugar of milk, C12H22O11, obtained by evaporating whey, filtering through animal charcoal, and crystallizing.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk
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Not having lactase results in lactose intolerance, the name for having symptoms when you drink or eat any dairy product that contains lactose, which is most of them.
Most experts in the field, she said, do think many of the symptoms linked with what is called lactose intolerance are probably more related to other kinds of psychological issues that have not been addressed.
Edible grade lactose is utilized in fine chemical applications, production of infant formulae, confectionery and food products.
Pharmaceutical grade lactose is employed as a pharmaceutical excipient.
All in all, lactose is close to the best and most versatile filler that can be used for pills.
An allergic reaction to lactose is a concern, but few even of those who are dairy allergic have to be specifically concerned.
There are a few mammals whose milk doesn't contain lactose (or very tiny quantities of it).
So water buffalo milk may be slightly lower in lactose but not significantly so.
This may be a long shot, but is it possible that they contain lactose?
The yogurt which Frank was referring to but was cut off is actually very low in lactose due to the high volume of live probiotic cultures in the product.