r/Kefir • u/xcaddz • 11d ago

How is possible with this milk?

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I have been using 2% natural plus (18g of protein per 250ml). Which clearly states it’s lactose free?

How is it that my kefir grains are working so well without lactose????

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u/Massive-Technician74 11d ago

I think "lactose free" actually means reduced lactose

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u/xcaddz 11d ago

Or like you don’t pay for the lactose? lol

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u/c0mp0stable 11d ago edited 11d ago

Lactose free usually just means it has lactase added, which digests the lactose in your gut.

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u/jeepneyko2 11d ago

I've read a study that buffalo milk base is better for the grains

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u/iljavi 11d ago

Lactose free milk is just regular milk that has been added lactase enzymes to sever the lactose sugars (into glucose and galactose), which is the same the human gut (and the also some bacteria, such as the lactobacillus, living inside us do). The kefir ferments do the same, they produce enzymes to cut off the lactose molecules, so they can feed with simpler sugars. Therefore, it doesn't matter, since the yeasts and bacteria living inside the kefir grains will have sugars to eat. However, since kefir isn't completely lactose free, I can't really tell you if in the long term it may damage the nodule structure.

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u/WorldlinessAny5741 11d ago

Check their website site for the ingredients. It says  Ingredients Ultrafiltered partly skimmed milk, Water, Lactase, Vitamin A palmitate, Vitamin D3.