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> Laura - Sodium stearoyl lactylate is not a milk (lactose) product - no
problem for you,
> except for remembering that mouthful (parden the pun). However, sodium
lactylate,
> lactalbumin, and galactose (a byproduct that may have casein but not
lactose) are not ok.
> In order to remember all this gobbledegook I had to enter it into my
palmtop computer
> which I take everywhere, and in fact consulted before responding to you.
>                                                             Marian

Hi Marian,
My source, "A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives" by Ruth Winter, M.S.
says that Sodium stearoyl lactylate is made of Lactic Acid and Fatty Acids.
If this is so, it could contain lactose, since Lactic Acid "is produced
commercially by fermentation of whey, ....")
Just to make it all a little more interesting [and confusing :-)]
Monica
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