Rachele,

I suggest that it's not milk derived, but the best way to know for sure is
to ask the manufacturer.

Lactate and lactic acid is a normal part of your metabolism.  It is produced
in your body when you exercise a lot at one time, beyond your capacity to
utilize oxygen for the exercise.  When it is produced that way, it doesn't
have anything to do with milk.

Where they get the lactate in calcium lactate is best answered by the producer.

Peter

At 08:22 PM 8/23/97 -0600, you wrote:
>        When I read the ingredients in calcium-fortified orange juice,
>>it was listed as "calcium lactate."  Since "lactate" is a word that
>>is associated with milk, I wondered if this calcium is milk-derived.
>>Does anyone know?
>
>This message was posted to another listserv but they asked me to post it to
>this one.  Anyone know the answer to this?
>
>Rachele Shaw
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