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	dandywolves 2008-07-21 12:25 am UTC (link)
	Seriously? I thought parmesean was one of the best types of cheeses for us lactards. It's only supposed to have like... half a gram of lactose or something. (I miss eating cream cheese. Or, I mean, I miss eating cream cheese without, you know, stinking up the house. I'll still eat it, haha.) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	issendai 2008-07-21 12:45 am UTC (link)
	mesmerized by your icon (Reply to this)(Parent)

	sparkysrevenge 2008-07-21 04:11 am UTC (link)
	I thought it had more? Cream cheese doesn't create a problem with me. But I eat the whipped kind. The normal kind gives me gas. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

telophase
2008-07-22 07:59 pm UTC (link)

The more aged a cheese is, the less lactose it has because it breaks down as part of the aging, and as a corollary, the harder a cheese is, the older it is (I think), and the less lactose it has. But every variety is aged a little differently and it may depend on other factors as well. I basically can't eat any cheeses or ice cream, but butter's fine - I get sick off the fat content long before the lactose.

I've heard of a type of Parmesan that's aged so long it effectively has no lactose in it. I don't remember the name, but as I don't like Parmesan very much, the point is moot. XD

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empy
2008-07-21 06:42 pm UTC (link)

us lactards
I'm so stealing that one. :D It's even funnier than the not-that-translatable Finnish one I use.

Also, since everyone else is sharing their digestive shortcomings: I'm fine with hard cheeses and butter, but jesus, don't give me milk straight up. I will keel over. (I can't stand the taste of milk, either, or the aftertaste. It makes me want to gag. Could have something to do with the fact that I haven't drunk milk in a 'normal'/regular fashion for the past fifteen years, though.) I can handle a tiny dash of milk in my coffee, but that's it. I'm so grateful I live in a country where the majority is lactose intolerant, since you can get lactose-free versions of practically any dairy product. :) /thoughts on lactose

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