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Lactose (also referred to as milk sugar) is a sugar which is found most notably in milk. Lactose makes up around 2-8% of milk (by weight). The name comes from the Latin word for milk, plus the -ose ending used to name sugars. Its systematic name is β-D-galactopyranosyl-(1↔4)α-D-glucopyranose.

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