answersLogoWhite

0

The major carbohydrate found in milk is lactose. Most mammals have lactose in their milk and lactose is only found in the mammary glands.

User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

Which is the major carbonhydrtae found in milk?

I think you mean carbohydrate, not carbonhydrate. It's glucose.


What is the carbohydrate in milk that could cause milk intolerance?

Lactose is a simple carbohydrate and typically is the reason for milk intolerance in people. Lactose is a simple sugar/carbohydrate.


Is lactose a simple carbohydrate?

No: lactose is a disaccharide composed of glucose and galactose. It is found exclusively in milk and is also known as "milk sugar".


Is lactose simple carbohydrate?

No: lactose is a disaccharide composed of glucose and galactose. It is found exclusively in milk and is also known as "milk sugar".


What is a carbohydrate with two sugar units?

A disaccharide is a carbohydrate composed of two sugar units. Examples include sucrose (table sugar), lactose (found in milk), and maltose (found in grains).


Is milk is a complex carbohydrate?

milk isn't a carbohydrate, it does however contain carbs, theyre quite complex


What is the carbohydrate of milk?

Lactose


Why is the main carbohydrate in milk not classified as a monosaccharide?

The main carbohydrate in milk is lactose. It is a disaccharide meaning it is composed of two monosaccharides.


Which carbohydrate is known as milk sugar and describe the chemistry of milk sugar?

The principal sugar in milk is lactose.


What do we get nutrients from?

milk is generally a carbohydrate+protiens+water


Do milk and dairy products contain carbohydrate?

Well lactose is a sugar which is a simple carbohydrate. So yes.


What is the principle carbohydrate of milk?

Chemists, biochemists and nutritionalists all have different defintions of carbohydrate and the nutritionists cannot even agree on a common one among themselves! It depends on the type of milk. Full fat milk, as the name implies, contains a considerable amount of fat. Skimmed milk has the most of the fat removed but lactose, 'milk sugar', is added to give it flavour.