maltose

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Added sugars can also be found on the ingredients list, often labeled as glucose, fructose, maltose or sucrose.

From Salon

Honey, made from nectar by honeybees, is primarily a mixture of glucose and fructose monosaccharides with some maltose, sucrose and other carbohydrates.

From Salon

For rapid growth the bacteria require the sugar maltose, from which they produce lactic acid and acetic acid, which account for the sour taste.

From Scientific American

Male cockroaches’ gooey “gift” to females contains a sugar called maltose, which quickly breaks down into glucose when it comes in contact with saliva in the female’s mouth.

From Science Magazine

Instead of producing nuptial gifts containing more maltose, they produced ones that contained a more complex sugar, maltotriose.

From New York Times