Lactase Enzymes

Lactase Enzymes appears in 10 indexed US food products. No FDA SAFFA status or CSPI rating is attached in this snapshot, so this page reports prevalence rather than a safety verdict.

What the data can answer

Lactase Enzymes appears in 10 catalogued products, but this snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to it. This page therefore cannot answer whether the ingredient is safe from those sources. It can show how often it occurs, where it tends to sit on labels, and which kinds of products contain it.

10
catalogued products
#15,180
usage rank of 247,206
7
named brands represented
72%
average depth down ingredient lists

Catalog prevalence comes from Open Food Facts ingredient lists. FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine labels are shown only when the source record contains them.

What this page can and cannot answer

Audit the co-occurring flags first

50% of the linked products contain at least one separately flagged ingredient, making co-occurrence the dominant follow-up question. That figure does not identify Lactase Enzymes as the trigger. Open records such as 2% Reduced Fat Milk; Chocolate Reduced Fat Ultra-Filtered Milk; Creamer, vanilla and inspect which ingredient row carries the caution marker. The 90.0/100 product average is therefore a triage signal for this surrounding formulation set, not an ingredient verdict. Its 72% average label depth helps locate the term when checking the package.

50% of linked products contain a separately flagged ingredient

Processing is unusually concentrated here: Group 4 accounts for 6 of 10 NOVA-tagged records. That describes the surrounding products, not the substance. For a useful comparison, hold category and processing level constant, then inspect which named component changes alongside the caution flag; otherwise the product mix will confound the ingredient question.

Next check: open the lowest-scoring linked formulation and locate the exact caution-marked component.

High-volume listing for Lactase Enzymes - usage rank #15,180

Usage rank
#15,180
of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 1,209 others that also appear in exactly 10 products.
Typical depth in an ingredient list
72%
Averaged label depth puts Lactase Enzymes in the lower half of the list (72% of list length, mean slot 7.8). Compound ingredients and OCR noise mean this cannot stand in for quantity.

Ranks use Open Food Facts ingredient rows on this site’s refresh cycle. 247,206 ingredients with ≥1 product appearance enter the ranking. Prevalence and list depth are catalog facts, not toxicology.

How do the sampled products compare?

Each point is one of the 10 sampled products listed below: its overall safety score against how many separately flagged ingredients its label carries. Bubble size is the number of ingredient rows the label actually resolved to.

Safety score vs. flagged-ingredient count for products containing Lactase Enzymes

Per-product safety score and flagged-ingredient count from the same sampled listings shown below. Bubble size = linked ingredient rows. Source: Open Food Facts labels x FDA SAFFA x CSPI Chemical Cuisine. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 10 entities by Safety score (X) and Flagged ingredients on label (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. High score, still flaggedLow score, more flaggedHigh score, fewer flaggedLow score, fewer flagged 60708090100110 00.511.522.5 Safety score Flagged ingredients on label Safety score vs. flagged-ingredient count for products containing Lactase Enzymes 2% Reduced Fat MilkChocolate Reduced Fat Ultra-Filtered MilkCreamer, vanillaIce Cream, Vanilla BeanLactose free fat free milkOxy Whey Daily Lean Whey Protein Vanilla Ice Cream flavorWhey protein isolateWhole Lactose Free MilkMedi-weightloss Signature Protein BlendProbiotic drink
Per-product safety score and flagged-ingredient count from the same sampled listings shown below. Bubble size = linked ingredient rows. Source: Open Food Facts labels x FDA SAFFA x CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Peer ingredients with comparable catalog mass

Top-decile company for Lactase Enzymes: 10 listings averaging 90/100.

Similar mean product score

Nearest other ingredients by mean product screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.

Next steps from the Lactase Enzymes page

10 product rows plus any FDA/CSPI fields on Lactase Enzymes are the evidence base — drill into the listings that matter for your decision.

This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.

Lactase Enzymes — common follow-ups

How should I read safety signals when Lactase Enzymes sits in heavily flagged products?

50% of linked products contain at least one separately flagged ingredient, so the first task is locating which row carries the caution marker — not assuming Lactase Enzymes is the trigger. None of that replaces a product-, dose-, allergy-, or person-specific determination.

Which product shelves show up most often with Lactase Enzymes?

Lactase Enzymes ranks in the top decile by product count (#15,180 of 247,206), appearing in 10 indexed products led by Dairies. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.

Why is Lactase Enzymes so common on ingredient lists?

The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Lactase Enzymes appears in 10 products (#15,180 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.

Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Lactase Enzymes). Safety ratings: CSPI Chemical Cuisine; product presence: Open Food Facts via PlainFoodSafe (September 2026). Figures are computed from those sources, no editor-typed counts. Methodology · State regulations.