Lactose leaps into non-food markets. (non-food uses of lactose)

From: Dairy Foods | Date: April 1, 1991| Author: Newton, Stephen | Copyright information

What does a dairy processors do with leftover lactose? Practically all lactose that is not discarded flows into food and animal feed, according to the American Dairy Products Institute (ADPI).

In 1989, total domestic lactose production totaled 170.9 million pounds, ADPI says. Human food uses absorbed 161.4 million pounds, while the animal feed market used 6.4 million pounds.

Although these markets currently use more than 98 percent of the lactose produced in t...

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