disaccharide

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Lactose, or milk sugar, is a disaccharide made of two simple sugars – glucose and galactose – in a 1:1 ratio.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2024

Maltose, which is found in breakfast cereals and breads, is a disaccharide of two glucose molecules.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2024

However, lactose, being a disaccharide, could not diffuse through the dialysis bag.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Maltose, or malt sugar, is a disaccharide formed by a dehydration reaction between two glucose molecules.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

This sugar belongs to the disaccharide group, and is, in the majority of cases, readily digested by even the most delicate digestive apparatus.

From Dietetics for Nurses by Proudfit, Fairfax T.