Now you've got me worried!

I took a look at http://www.tagatose.com/ and found out that the manufacturer
of Tagatose (brand name Naturlose) has patented the process for deriving it
from whey.

I suppose that it's possible that the manufacturing process could remove all
proteins, and I suppose it could be purified to make it not look chemically
like lactose.

Still, with the combination dairy allergies and lactose intolerance in my
family, we're going to tread very carefully here.

Thanks for the heads-up.

Here are some interesting links:

The Diabetes Monitor has a comment on it:
http://www.diabetesmonitor.com/tagatose.htm

And the manufacturer has a press release about Pepsi using it:

http://www.biospherics.com/PressRelease/pr280503.html

And Yahoo Finance has the press release about the Slurpee:

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030821/dcth009_1.html
> Has anyone heard of this new product that is made from whey that
> manufacturers are supposed to start putting in everything? It is slated for use
> in various
> products from many foods to sodas, medicines and toothpaste?  The inaugural
> launch was last week in 7-11's diet Pepsi slurpees.  Any info would be greatly
> appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Lisa