What is Dairy Free?

Dairy-Free:

– Does not have any milk products or milk ingredients.

– Will not contain lactose, casein or whey.

None-Dairy:

– Term regulated by FDA

– Allows for milk proteins like casein, whey & other derivatives.

– None-dairy definitely does not mean that the product is milk-free.

– Non-dairy is commonly used on coffee creamers made from caseinate, a milk protein rather than milk or cream.

The term, non-dairy is a long-standing byproduct of the strong dairy lobby that wanted to assure that substitute milk and cream products could not bear the dairy name.

**** Non-dairy and dairy-free seem to have one factor in common- the absence of milk. What you might not realize is that non-dairy products can still contain milk. Dairy-free means the complete absence of all dairy ingredients, including lactose. While non-dairy refers to products that can contain milk derivatives. You can find milk derivatives in non-dairy protein shakes, non-dairy creamer, and non-dairy cheese.

**** A few milk derivative examples include:

. Casein, Caseinate

. Whey, Whey Powder

. Lactose, Milk Sugar

. Dry Milk Powder

. Non-fat-milk powder

**** The distinction between non-dairy and dairy-free is important when you have a milk allergy or intolerance, or are following a vegan diet.

**** The quickest way to identify a product that contains milk derivatives is by looking for “contains: milk” on the ingredient list.

**** Some helpful tips that make it easy to identify a dairy-free product include:

1) Look for trusted brands

2) Check the food allergen list

3) Confirm with health expert

4) Read all the ingredients

5) Avoid products that say “Contains Milk”

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