Carefree enjoyment of lactose-free products from Mila
Lactose is the technical chemical name for the
milk sugar contained in milk. The human body cannot digest this oligosaccharide directly: in order for the human organism to metabolise lactose, a special
enzyme called lactase must be present. All mammals produce this enzyme during lactation. The definition of lactose intolerance is the inability – or reduced capacity – of the body to produce lactase during adulthood. A strong discomfort during the digestion of fresh milk and dairy products that have a short ripening process is the main manifestation of this intolerance. Western culture describes this condition as
food intolerance because intolerance to lactose in humans in considered quite normal; the ability to produce lactase for the entirety of one’s life is presumably the result of a genetic mutation in populations that have traditionally practised dairy farming.
In Asia and Africa, only a fraction of the population has the ability to produce lactase after weaning; about 90% of adults are lactose intolerant. On the other hand, the condition affects only about 5 – 15% of the population in North America and Europe.
In addition to
Mila's lactose-free skimmed milk the following products are guaranteed to be lactose-free:
