Which Enzyme Digest Milk?

Lactose is a sugar found in milk and milk products. Lactose intolerance happens when your small intestine does not make enough of a digestive enzyme called lactase. Lactase breaks down the lactose in food so your body can absorb it.

What enzymes are used to digest milk?

A. The digestion of lactose, or milk sugar, requires an enzyme called lactase, which is produced in the small intestine. Symptoms of lactose intolerance occur if the intestine does not produce enough lactase to break down the amount of sugar consumed.

What enzyme breaks down milk proteins?

Milk digestion begins in the acidic environment of the stomach, where pepsin starts protein digestion by breaking down milk proteins into smaller fragments.