The disaccharide found in milk is lactose. It is composed of one molecule of glucose and one molecule of galactose.
Potatoes
A disaccharide typically contains one glycosidic bond, which means there is one ring structure formed between two monosaccharide units. Therefore, a disaccharide contains one ring.
One example would be potatoes.
The disaccharide composed of one glucose and one fructose monomer is called sucrose. Sucrose is commonly known as table sugar and is found in plants, particularly in sugar cane and sugar beets.
Mono = one Di = two That simple.
If the glycosidic bond is broken by hydrolysis, a disaccharide will degrade in two monosaccharides. For example, a sucrose will generate one molecule of glucose and one of fructose, lactose will give a molecule of galactose and one of glucose, and maltose, isomaltose, and cellobiose (that differ only in the glycosidic bond) will generate two molecules of glucose.
Disaccharides are a type of sugar that are formed when two monosaccharides bond together. e.g. sucrose (table sugar) is a disaccharide of glucose and fructose. Maltose is a disaccharide of two glucose molecules.
The disaccharide most commonly referred to as table sugar is sucrose. Sucrose is composed of one glucose molecule and one fructose molecule. It is naturally found in many plants, particularly sugarcane and sugar beets, and is widely used as a sweetener in various foods and beverages.
A disaccharide contains two rings, one ring for each monosaccharide unit that is joined together through a glycosidic bond.
One pound of potatoes yields about three cups of peeled & sliced potatoes.
Another name for a six-carbon sugar is a hexose. A monosaccharide ("single sugar") is a chemical compound whose molecules can be found in chains in other compounds. An example is glucose. One molecule of glucose is a six-carbon compound. But when two glucose molecules combine, the product is a disaccharide ("two-sugar compound"), namely maltose. The common sugar used in cooking is sucrose, another disaccharide, consisting of one glucose and one fructose residue (component). Yet another hexose, galactose, combines with glucose to form the disaccharide lactose.