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Lactase

What is Lactase?

Lactase is an enzyme that belongs to the B-galactosidase enzyme family. [1]

Lactase produced commercially can be extracted both from yeasts such as Kluyveromyces fragilis and Kluyveromyces lactis and from fungi. [1]


History

Unknown

Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Lactase


The percentage represents the approximate total number of food products from UPC Food Search's data that contain the ingredient, "Lactase".
The data is calculated from UPC Food Search's product data only, and is not meant to reflect all food products regionally or globally.

Source(s) Derived From

 Plant Sources, Other Natural Sources

Natural or Artificial?

 Natural

References
  1. Lactase - Wikipedia

Aliases (Also Known As)


 Lactase Enzyme

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  • Natural
  • Natural & Possibly Unsafe
  • Artificial
  • Artificial & Possibly Unsafe
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) & Possibly Unsafe

Revision History

Action User Date/Time
Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchJanuary 1, 2009 @ 2:14 AM

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