Did you know that? Ice cream is the favourite dessert of the French during the summer. In France, we consume an average of 6 litres per year per person.
Is there lactose in ice cream? It depends...
To be precise, an "ice cream" is not an "ice cream": a ice is a sweetened and flavoured cream served frozen. It is an emulsion of proteins, vegetable fats, milk and/or egg and sugars. Lactose is therefore present in the ice.
Ice cream
It is made from dairy products (milk or cream) with egg yolks, flavourings and sugars. Its composition must contain at least 5% of milk fat.
Lactose is therefore present in ice cream
The sorbet
The other frozen pleasures : sorbet is made of water and sugar, without fat (no added cream). It contains a minimum of 25% of fruit and/or vegetables, this proportion being subject to control and strict legislation. With rare exceptions (always check the composition), there is no lactose in the sorbet.
Popsicles or coconut milk
They are made of... water, fruit juice, sugar and colouring. However, we must remain wary because, depending on the brand, they regularly contain lactose.
Soy and coconut milk ice creams, in trays, cones or sticks, are starting to appear. We recommend the brand Professor Grunschnabel (absolutely delicious!) as well as the Ben & Jerry's (vegan range) available at Monoprix, among others. They are also available in some organic shops under the brand name NATURATTIVA. Try them, you will be pleasantly surprised!
The ice cream cone
It contains lactose in most cases, so prefer jars.
Refresh yourself with peace of mind by always being alert!
Hello, I'm Vincent 😄
Like you, I'm lactose intolerantI know exactly what you're going through and the difficulties you encounter on a daily basis. For over 10 years, I've been helping our customers to use our dietary supplements and giving advice and tips on how to improve their digestive comfort. I'm also a keen cook and gourmet, so you'll find my favourite recipes for a lactose-free diet in this blog.
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