Where dairy hides
Become a label reader, and you’ll find dairy hiding in all kinds of places.
Here’s a list of some of what you can look for when avoiding dairy –
ammonium, butter, artificial butter, buttermilk, butter oil, butter solids/fat, calcium, caramel color, caramel flavoring, casein, caseinate (ammonium caseinate, calcium caseinate, hydrolyzed casein, iron caseinate, magnesium caseinate, potassium caseinate, rennet casein, sodium caseinate, sodium caseinate solids, zinc caseinate), cheese, cottage cheese, cream, curds, custard, flavoring, ghee, goat’s milk, half-and-half, high protein flour, hydrolysates (casein, milk protein, protein, whey, whey protein), kefir, koumiss, lactate, lactic acid, lactalbumin, lactalbumin phosphate, lactoferrin, lactoglobulin, lactose, lactulose, magnesium, margarine, milk (buttermilk, milk, milk derivative, evaporated milk, milk fat, milk protein, milk solids, skim milk, low-fat milk, non-fat milk, whole milk, malted milk, powdered milk, milk powder, dried milk, dry milk solids, sour milk solids, milk protein, hydrolyzed milk protein), milk chocolate, natural flavoring, nougat, Opta (fat replacer), paneer, pudding, rennet, rennet casein, Simplesse (fat replacer), sour cream, sour cream solids, sour milk solids, whey, delactosed whey, demineralized whey, whey protein concentrate, whey powder, sweetened whey, and yogurt
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Kosher labeling may help you identify dairy –
- A product marked Parve or Pareve is certified dairy-free.
- A circled U on a product, with no other letters or symbols is Parve.
- A D or DE next to a circled K or U indicates that the product may contain dairy / milk protein.
