Sugars & Sweeteners
Substitutes for Lactose in gelato
Lactose is the natural disaccharide sugar of milk (glucose + galactose), sold as a fine anhydrous white powder that is roughly 100% sugar solids. In gelato it is a weak sweetener but a full-strength freezing-point depressant. If you're out of lactose or need a different profile, these are the closest functional swaps — ranked by how similar they are on the balancing numbers, with the impact of each swap.
Swap ~1:1, then expect only minor balance shifts.
Swap ~1:1, then expect only minor balance shifts.
Swap ~1:1, then expect only minor balance shifts.
Swap ~1:1, then expect only minor balance shifts.
Swap ~1:1, then expect only minor balance shifts.
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