Why not eat lactose free cheese?
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janus2@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
The foodtech will use yeast as hosts to initially produce casein and whey protein, two of the main proteins found in milk.
Bioreacted casein would be a HUGE leap for cow-free dairy. I remember when Perfect Day started up they were having too much trouble producing casein, so their products couldn’t be used to make stringy or melty cheese.
As a former cheese addict who developed severe lactose intolerance, I’ll just be waiting here for the synthetic cheese. (Please. I miss pain-free cheese so much 😭)
brb@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
janus2@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Certain cheese (mainly hard cheese) is theoretically zero lactose due to fermentation using it up, but I find that even most hard cheeses give me a reaction.
I have a history of psychosomatic reactions to food, though. For example I couldn’t eat beef, chicken, or pork for years after several food poisoning incidents in quick succession. Even though I knew the reaction was all in my head, the physical effects still happened. Super frustrating.
However I have had 2 incidents where I had GI symptoms occur after eating something containing dairy where I didn’t know until I looked at the ingredients list, so I know it’s not 100% in my head.
To my fellow LI sufferers I encourage you to experiment with hard cheeses, as there’s plenty of people who have documented their success with those! :)
(Just do it on a day where you have a bathroom always available, lol.)
brb@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I’m not talking about hard cheese but cheese that specifically says “lactose free” in the packaging
janus2@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Never actually seen any besides the cream cheese at Trader Joe’s. Going to keep an eye out now
Botzo@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
My wife has an anaphylactic allergy to whey. I guess we’ll now be waiting for the day she has a reaction to “vegan” milk.
janus2@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
😬 now that’s a rough time. Perfect Day does disclaim milk allergenic on their website but I have no idea if they require their clients to include that on their consumer product packaging.
OneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
If it takes off it might still make it harder to find a decent dairy alternative for people with this kind of allergy.
janus2@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
this is why at the end of the day I hope we invent Star Trek replicators
and allergy cures