Non-dairy, specifically whey protein

mochasmommie
mochasmommie Posts: 24 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hi there!
We recently had a food sensitivity test completed on my daughter. Her gluten sensitivity was extremely high and her whey protein was moderate. We were advised to stay away from all dairy products. But I'm confused. Her cow's milk and caseine (spelling) and the other dairy properties were all good. I know the whey is squeezed out when cheese is made. I also know the harder the cheese, the less whey/lactose is in it. I know margarine has whey in it. But... Does regular pasteurized homogenized milk have whey? I'm confused as to why cow's milk was listed as it's own property. If anyone is aware of these properties, can you please help me understand what I may be missing? What about yogurt cultures, does that have whey? When I read labels, it says cheese or milk and such, but the ingredients lists aren't always broken down. Is whey and lactose the same thing?
Thank you in advance!

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  • Love4fitnesslove4food2
    Love4fitnesslove4food2 Posts: 711 Member
    Yogurt does have whey. I'm not sure about the properties of cow's milk specifically/
  • MakePeasNotWar
    MakePeasNotWar Posts: 1,329 Member
    Lactose is milk sugar; whey is the protein. I am lactose intolerant and I use whey protein almost every day. It doesn't bother me at all.
  • mochasmommie
    mochasmommie Posts: 24 Member
    Whey is the only one that came back from the dairy, but we were advised to avoid all dairy. She didn't have issues before with obvious symptoms, but we are doing this to treat ADHD among some other issues. I got excited when I saw lactose free on the shredded mozzarella bag. We were going to let her have cheese and butter, just not a glass of milk, but maybe we are just defeating the purpose.
  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
    I believe raw milk has about 80% casein/20% whey.

    It may be at a level with the allergen that even traces are a problem? I could see avoiding all dairy because of that.

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