Hello.
Yes, it's true that most aged, hard cheeses like Swiss, sharp cheddar,
and parmesan contain little or no lactose. It's very easy to locate
the cheeses that contain no lactose. Lactose is a sugar. If the
nutritional information on the cheese says, "sugars: 0 grams," then
the cheese contains no lactose.
By looking for cheeses with 0 grams of sugar, I'm sure you'll be able
to located some lactose-free cheese at your local grocery store, but
here's an example:
Cabot Vermont Cheddar: "Sugars: 0g"
Source: cabotcheese.com
http://www.cabotcheese.com/f1.tmpl?left=menu_ourproducts.html&right=nutritionals/nutr-chddr.html
Sources:
"Also, aged cheeses contain almost no lactose. Look at the nutrition
labels on the cheese packages. If the amount of sugars listed is 0
grams, it does not contain lactose."
Source: Heluvagood Cheese: FAQ
http://heluvagood.com/faq.htm
"Cheeses, such as cheddar, emmental, edam and parmesan, contain very
little or no lactose at all."
British Nutrition Foundation: Lactose Intolerance
http://www.nutrition.org.uk/information/factfiles/lactose.htm
"Aged, hard cheeses such as cheddar, Colby and Swiss contain little,
if any, lactose and are easy to digest."
National Dairy Council FAQ
http://www.nationaldairycouncil.org/faq.htm
"Q1: I’m lactose intolerant. Can I still incorporate cheese into my
diet?
A1: Cheese can still play an important role in your diet. New research
finds that most people who are lactose intolerant can digest some milk
sugar, and thus enjoy some dairy foods daily, especially hard cheeses.
Most of the lactose found in cheese is removed with the whey during
the manufacturing process. Most ripened cheeses, such as Cheddar and
Swiss, contain about 95% less lactose than whole milk. Aged cheeses
contain almost no lactose - only 0.4-1 gram of lactose per ounce.
Processed cheeses contain about 0.5-4 grams per ounce."
Source: Ilovecheese.com Lactose Intolerance FAQs
http://www.ilovecheese.com/lactose_intolerant_faqs.asp
"As a result, most ripened cheeses, such as Cheddar and Swiss, contain
about 95% less lactose than whole milk. Additionally, aged cheeses,
like Parmesan and sharp Cheddar, contain almost no lactose and
processed cheeses contain only a slight amount more."
Source: Goodcooking.com Cheese Guide
http://www.goodcooking.com/amcheese/amcheese.htm
"Can you be lactose intolerant and still eat Swiss cheese?
*Research shows that most people who are lactose intolerant can still
maintain a healthy level of calcium in their diet by eating
Swiss-style cheese such as Swiss, Baby Swiss, Lacey Swiss and Reduced
Fat Swiss. This is possible because lactose is depleted during the
cheese-making process.
*Swiss cheese ferments longer at room temperature than other cheeses.
Lactose, which is used to start the cheese-making process, fully
converts into lactic acid, therefore making Swiss cheese naturally
lactose-free."
Source: Brewstercheese.com
http://www.brewstercheese.com/Educational/educational.html
"And Swiss cheese is naturally lactose free. So it's perfect for
those with lactose intolerance."
Alberta Milk: Dairy News, Fall 2002
http://www.albertamilk.com/downloads/consumerservices/02_fall.pdf
"try eating firm cheese like Cheddar and Mozzarella, since they
contain almost no lactose."
Manitoba Milk Producers: "CALCIUM FOR LIFE Are you on the right
track?"
http://www.milk.mb.ca/Nutritin/calcium/calcium.htm
search strategy: cheese, "lactose free", "no lactose", aged, hard,
cheddar, swiss
I hope this helps. It's been my pleasure to answer another question
for you. Did you ever get ahold of any of the "Race Against Time"
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