Making milk lactose free

Have you ever wondered how lactose-free milk is made?

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[atsunome]

I clicked this video to see lactose free milk, and finished with a degree in chemistry....

[ScaldingHotSoup]

My chemistry professor just jolted awake inexplicably furious when you drank out of the glassware

[waterlisart]

That definitely explains why Lactaid is oddly sweet. I've always wondered. And yes. Fairlife tastes almost the exact same as regular milk. Out of all of them, that's my preferred milk replacement.

[TheFlipside]

I just realized that putting the enzyme in milk to digest it for people that can't is like the chemistry equivalent of chewing someone's food for them :P

[AcitoriaVakarianIdunno]

*[sips filtered milk, proceeds to slide off-camera and cough loudly and spit a few times]*
"That was not good."
Only the most scientific methods are practised here on the NileRed channel.

[jonathanvandagriff]

What I didn't know, and hopefully I can let others who didn't, is you can literally take lactase as a supplement before consuming dairy and you can digest it fine. It comes in a chewable tab, my younger brother can take it before consuming dairy and do just fine! It's pretty cool!

[ayporos]

"The middlepoint of 10 and 15 is 10"
- NileRed

[MrTomEdo]

A few days ago my "modified food sceptical" friend was complaining about "chemicals" that have to go into the lactose free milk, and that it can't be possibly healthy. Thanks for the video. It shows well how simple and harmless this process is. If I would be able to digest the lactose I would simply produce the enzyme myself anyway. The producer just adds it for me.

[Amy_the_Lizard]

Other pro-tip I learned in dairy class: whole milk and cream have less lactose than skim milk and low fat milk. I had already noticed that I could actually drink those without getting sick, (as long as I didn't have too much, ) but I didn't understand why. It's actually pretty simple: basically, if you remove one component - in this case fat - the percentages of every other component goes up, because you can't have a substance that only adds up to 95%.

[askkeii]

Lactose-free milk is made by adding toes into milk, so that way it no longer lacktoes.

[ficolas]

Im currently sitting in the toiled because I mistakedly ate something with milk and I see you upload this, wtf.

[Lin_The_Cat_]

11:45 I always found that weird about other people. Maybe it’s my sweet-tooth, but I’ve always loved how sweet lactose-free milk tastes compared to regular milk.

[clemencina]

"the beads that are left over in the filter thing can then be used to process more milk if i wanted to..."




"but i don't."

[KowboyUSA]

Nice timing, Nile. Not more than a few days ago, I was standing in front of the dairy section at a local grocery store contemplating the mysteries of how _lactose free_ dairy products are made.

[anatomicallycorrectmuppets]

I switched to lactose free milk after buying some to try it. I’m not lactose intolerant but I do have slight sensitivity. The BIGGEST reason I’m staying with it is the long shelf life. Regular highland milk always expires BEFORE it’s date. Despite the higher cost we actually save a ton of money because it doesn’t spoil before we use it. My wife who hates milk even likes it a lot.

[TheChachavids]

I’m a UK first year student studying Chemistry... NileRed is one of the best educators of this subject and honestly is a big reason I decided to study Chemistry - can’t wait for more videos!

[morphman]

Thank you, now I know the scientific details of what's going on in my belly when someone accidentally puts milk in my coffee (or when I don't remember to ask them not to).
Now I just need the scientific details on why I find it so incredibly hard to ask for a new cup and rather have the pain and discomfort later than risk social awkwardness.

"No, no, it's alright."
"Come on, man. It's just a bit of water. I can make you a new one."
"No, don't bother. I'll be fine."

Three hours later, the narration of Morgan Freeman starts as Morph sits on the toilet: "He was not fine"

[aliciagates]

Fairlife tastes exactly like normal milk. I'm lactose intolerant and my bf LOVES milk, but one day he tried my Fairlife milk and now he actually drinks the Fairlife instead of normal milk because he likes it and we can both enjoy it.

[TheWanderingChemist]

So you've basically made functional bubble tea.
I like it :'D

[Ray-gkkc]

Nobody:

An alien: sorry guys I'm galactose intolerant