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FORMULATIONS
" Most creamers on the market are
higher in sugar and come with a
laundry list of ingredients. "
Minh-Quan Huynh, senior brand manager, Organic Valley
Organic Valley, La Farge, Wis., uses lactase in its new flavored
organic lactose-free creamers.
because the cultures ferment the lactose, breaking it down
into glucose and galactose.
With ice cream, special efforts are required. Boston-based
Beckon ice cream is all about keeping lactose-intolerant
consumers buying real dairy ice cream. Beckon eliminates
lactose by adding lactase to the milk during manufacturing,
breaking down the lactose into tummy-friendly
monosaccharides.
" It's time to shift what we thought was possible. Beckon
is here to welcome lactose-intolerant ice cream lovers
back to real premium ice cream, " said Gwen Burlingame,
co-founder. " We chose the name Beckon to illustrate that
invitation or call to join in. Our ice cream is not an alternative;
it's the real deal. We're extending deliciously creamy, dairyfull
ice cream to an entire group of individuals who have
previously had to compromise. "
A side perk to using the lactase enzyme is that the lactose
gets broken down into glucose and galactose, which are both
sweeter than lactose. In products such as flavored milk, ice
cream and yogurt, an added-sugar reduction may be possible.
With the right flavoring system and the use of high-intensity
sweeteners, a free-from added sugars claim can be made.
In the past year, Irvine, Calif.-based Good Culture added
lactose-free cottage cheese to its lineup. Made with simple
ingredients, including gut-friendly live and active cultures as
well as pasture-raised milk sourced from small family farms in
the Midwest, the new thick and creamy cottage cheese boasts
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14 grams of protein per serving. Lactase enzyme makes it
easier to digest.
Organic Valley, La Farge, Wis., uses lactase in its new
flavored organic lactose-free creamers that come in French
vanilla and sweet cream flavors. Designed for at-home
baristas, the creamers contain 40% less sugar than the leading
flavored creamer brand.
" We know consumers today are drinking more coffee
on a daily basis and looking for premium products that can
up-level their at-home beverage experience, " said Minh-Quan
Huynh, senior brand manager. " Most creamers on the market
are higher in sugar and come with a laundry list of ingredients,
so we know consumers will love that the new richly-flavored
Organic Valley Creamers are lactose-free, have a smooth,
creamy taste and no artificial ingredients. "
Another way to remove lactose is through filtration. This
is the approach taken by Fairlife, Chicago, to produce its
namesake lactose-free fluid milks, milk-based beverages, ice
creams and refrigerated yogurts. The company filters milk,
separating it into five streams: water, fat, lactose, protein and
vitamins and minerals, and then recombines them in different
proportions. The lactose is simply not added back into its
products. In some products, such as the yogurt, lactase is also
included for insurance.
CREATIVE SOLUTIONS
Processors getting creative with global recipes will try to
produce as authentic of a product as possible. For Mansoor
Organic Valley, Good Culture
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