Frequently asked questions for all dairy products in general:

Question: I am lactose-intolerant. Do the Buttermilk Blend and Mix'n Drink contain lactose?

Answer: Buttermilk Blend Lactose Content:
23 grams of dry Buttermilk Blend (enough powder for 1 cup of liquid buttermilk) contains 63.33% lactose. Because the Buttermilk Blend is used in cooking and baking and distributed among an entire recipe, most of our customers that have lactose-intolerence problems do not have trouble using the Buttermilk Blend. The amount of lactose from the Buttermilk Blend consumed in one piece of cake, for example, is very minimal.

Mix'n Drink Lactose Content:
23 grams of dry Mix'n Drink (enough powder for 1 cup of milk) contains 52% lactose. Drinking a straight glass of milk gives you a high percentage of lactose and will cause problems with many lactose-intolerent people.

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Question: Is your Mix'n Drink and Buttermilk Blend pasteurized and/or homogenized?

Answer: SACO Mix'n Drink and Buttermilk Blend are pasteurized. Pasteurization is a heat treatment for the milk which eliminates pathogenic bacteria that might be present. Very little milk is marketed raw because if a human consumes this bacteria, they are susceptible to what is called undulant fever, a chronic and debilitating disease characterized by intermittent fever, pain and swelling in the joints, and great weakness.

SACO Mix'n Drink and Buttermilk Blend are also homogenized. Homogenization is a process where the milk is forced through a pressure system to reduce the size of the fat globules, and eliminate visible separation of the fat particles. This is a standard process with any milk product.

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