Funkcionalna hrana namijenjena prehrani osoba s intolerancijom na laktozu

Lactose intolerance occurs in people who can not digest lactose (milk sugar). There are several different types of lactose intolerance: congenital lactose intolerance, secondary lactose intolerance and primary lactose intolerance. In all three types is milk and dairy products consumption presents a problem because of the high lactose representation. Most functional food which is used in the diet of people with intolerance to lactose are fermented milk and products made from fermented milk. The reason for this is that in them is part of lactose converted to lactic acid by microorganisms (probiotics), which were added during their manufacture. Thus, in fermented milk products part of lactose is reduced, but part of lactic acid is increased, what facilitates their digestibility.