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[Guest guest]

> Hi,

>

> I have recently put my son on gfcf diet. I read the label on every

I buy but

> I am confused. My question is: Is lactose free, dairy free, and

casein free

> all mean the same thing? "

No. Read the ingredients list - it's more important that the

label. " Lactose-free " , " non-dairy " and " dairy-free " often include

sodium caseinate - which is casein. Some milk substitutes also

contain gluten in barley syrup or rice syrup. And we came across

one " gluten-free " bread overseas which had spelt (which is wheat) as

it's main ingredient.

[Guest guest]

nulani@... wrote:

>

> > Hi,

> >

> > I have recently put my son on gfcf diet. I read the label on every

> I buy but

> > I am confused. My question is: Is lactose free, dairy free, and

> casein free

> > all mean the same thing? "

>

No, I found out the hard way, Sodium caseinate is in Non dairy Cool

Whip. Also be wary of things that contain whey or calcium lactate.