Adding lactase to milk

Started by lactoseintolerant, September 15, 2012, 04:52:04 AM

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lactoseintolerant

I'm not sure if this is the most appropriate board for this, please let me know if it isn't, I'm new.

I am looking to make lactose free or nearly free soft cheeses like mozzarella and feta. I can't use lactaid milk because it is nuked to death.  I have been pondering adding
either liquid lactase or using the powder from the pills and letting it sit for a day or two. The pills  have more units of lactase, but they include a bunch of additives, including:

Microcrystalline Cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Crospovidone, Magnesium Stearate, Colloidal Silicon Dioxide, Mannitol, and Sodium Citrate.

Are any of these like to cause issues with cheese making?


Tomer1

Yes. The starter bacteria consumes lactose.  basically your enzymaticly converting lactose to glucose.  I dont think they can intake it directly (although they have their own inner cell convertion of lactose to glucose).   

But, you could make a non starter (use citric acid) instant mozz.     It wont work with feta as an integral part of the flavor is from the starter cultures.