Originally Posted by
TomC
This is incorrect. If it had any lactase in it, it would break down the lactose before you got to drink it. This what they do to make Lactaid and why Lactaid tastes different than normal milk (and raw milk). Humans, at least some humans, have the ability to produce lactase to digest lactose. If raw milk is easier to digest, lactase is not the reason. It may or may not have less lactose in it than regular milk, but I would guess there is significant variation between batches of raw and regular milk making any such determination problematic.