Updated Nov 3, 2026
Lactase pills compared, including the ones that beat us
Every pill below, priced for the same job: 27,000 FCC of lactase, enough for a full dairy meal. Some are cheaper than milktab. We say so.
Enzymes and cost in a full dairy meal
| Product | Lactase | Protease | Lipase | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| milktab1 pill · milktab.com, Amazon | 27,000 FCC | 22,000 FCC | 1,000 FCC | 64¢ |
| Member’s Mark Fast Acting Dairy Relief3 caplets · Sam’s Club | 27,000 FCC | Not listed | Not listed | 23¢ |
| Kirkland Signature Fast Acting Lactase3 caplets · Costco | 27,000 FCC | Not listed | Not listed | 33¢ |
| Lactaid Fast Act3 caplets · Walmart | 27,000 FCC | Not listed | Not listed | 61¢ |
| LactoJoy 14,500 FCC2 tablets · Walmart | 29,000 FCC | Not listed | Not listed | 89¢ |
| DairyPill 18,000 FCC2 pills · dairypill.com | 36,000 FCC | Not listed | Not listed | $1.11 |
| Milky Ultra2 tablets · shopmilky.com | 42,000 FCC | Not listed | Not listed | $1.44 |
Each row takes as many whole pills as it needs to reach 27,000 FCC of lactase, the amount in one milktab; the lactase column is what those pills add up to. Protease and lipase: only milktab lists them. One-time list prices checked Nov 3, 2026, from the pack sizes on each comparison page.
Head-to-head pages
Drugstores
milktab vs Lactaid
They win on: sold everywhere, 20¢ a caplet, easy small doses.
We win on: one pill instead of three, plus protease and lipase.
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Costco
milktab vs Kirkland
They win on: about half our cost per meal.
We win on: one pill instead of three, and no membership.
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Sam’s Club
milktab vs Member’s Mark
They win on: the cheapest lactase per meal we found.
We win on: one pill instead of three, plus protease and lipase.
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Walmart, Europe
milktab vs LactoJoy
They win on: splittable tablets, cheaper for a medium meal.
We win on: cheaper for a full meal, plus protease and lipase.
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Online
milktab vs Milky
They win on: very thin tablets in wallet cards.
We win on: more lactase per pill, and cheaper per full meal.
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Online
milktab vs DairyPill
They win on: cheaper for a medium meal, big refill pouches.
We win on: more lactase per pill, and cheaper per full meal.
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How we write these
- Numbers come from each product’s label and a public retailer listing, linked on every page.
- Every page says where the other product is the better pick.
- Spot a mistake? Email contact@milktab.com and we’ll fix it.
27,000 FCC units of lactase in one tab
Three times what’s in Lactaid Fast Act, and more lactase than any dose used in the trials on this page.