Lactose
Leprino Foods is the global leader in the production of Lactose ingredients. We are trusted by top infant formula brands, food manufacturing companies, animal nutrition providers, and nutraceutical companies that rely on the highest quality and consistency. Our Lactose is available in a variety of forms; natural/unground, 40, 100, and 200 mesh, which allows us to give you whatever Lactose products you may need.
Lactose has demonstrated success in an assortment of products including confectionary products, baked goods, infant formulas, soups and sauces, seasonings, and excipient applications in nutraceutical products.
Available Products
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Infant Grade Lactose
Lactose is the refined, crystallized milk sugar obtained from sweet whey. Sourced exclusively from mozzarella cheese, our lactose delivers a highly consistent, high-quality powder that is manufactured to meet stringent infant-grade requirements. Available in 100 and 200 mesh sizes.
Benefits
- Leprino combines sensitive micro methods with uncompromising microbiological limits to meet your stringent infant grade requirements.
- Contaminant and heavy metal levels are routinely monitored to ensure our high manufacturing standards are maintained.
- Strict specifications for color and zero visible burns ensure you’ll have no issues blending our lactose with other powders, leading to a consistent, high-quality finished product.
- Ability to produce wet and dry blend standards
- Zero tolerance policies for dry blend include:
- C. sakazakii negative
- Visible burn free
- Enhanced GMPs and environmental monitoring
Applications
- Infant formula powder
- Infant formula RTD
- Follow on formula powder
- Follow on formula RTD
- Growing up milk
Packaging
- 25 kg (55.12 lb.) multi-wall, kraft paper bag with polyethylene liner
- 1000 kg bulk tote
Shelf Life
730 days from the date of manufacture if stored under recommended conditions
Available Certifications
Lactose
Lactose is the refined, crystallized milk sugar obtained from sweet whey. Sourced exclusively from mozzarella cheese, our lactose delivers a highly consistent, high-quality powder that fulfills a wide range of nutritional and functional needs. Ideal for a variety of food applications and available in unground, 40, 100, and 200 mesh sizes.
Benefits
- Being moderately sweet, lactose can be used to reduce overall sweetness while maintaining the same amount of sweetener solids, making it a great tool for product development.
- The free-flowing and easy-to-disperse-and-dissolve nature of lactose powder makes it ideal as a bulking agent and viscosity builder.
- As a reducing sugar, lactose will enhance color development during high-temperature cooking and baking via the Maillard browning reaction.
- Inexpensive and functionally versatile, lactose has demonstrated success in an assortment of products and applications.
Applications
- Confectionery
- Dry mixes, blends, and seasonings
- Baked goods
- Soups and sauces
- Frozen desserts
Packaging
- 25 kg (55.12 lb.) multi-wall, kraft paper bag with polyethylene liner
- 1000 kg bulk tote
Shelf Life
730 days from the date of manufacture if stored under recommended conditions
Available Certifications
Applicable Segments for Ingredient
Nutraceutical Lactose
Leprino’s nutraceutical lactose is produced by concentrating whey permeate, crystallizing, then purifying, refining, drying, and milling the lactose crystals. It is produced under strict quality programs to meet our customers’ Nutraceutical needs.
Benefits
- Produced exclusively from our sweet whey production from mozzarella, ensuring a consistent white color exceeding the pharmacopeia color requirements for lactose.
- Refined, purified, and milled to produce free-flowing and consistent particles that will deliver the consistency needed for efficient tablet manufacturing.
- Produced in an SQF-registered facility following NSF/IPEC/ANSI 363 manufacturing practices guaranteeing the highest quality and consistency in production and supply.
Applications
- Diluents in tablets
- Filling agent in capsule formulations
Packaging
25 kg (55.12 lb.) multi-wall, kraft paper bag with polyethylene liner
Shelf Life
730 days from the date of manufacture if stored under recommended conditions
Available Certifications
Meet our application specialist
Meet our application specialist
Guorong Wang – Senior Scientist, Nutrition R&D
Guorong has a Ph.D. in Nutrition and Food Sciences from the University of Vermont. He also has 12 years of experience in the food industry as a scientist and project manager with most of those years in dairy nutrition and cheese.
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