No, lactose is not a single sugar; it is a disaccharide composed of two simpler sugars, glucose and galactose. It is commonly found in milk and dairy products. When consumed, lactose is broken down by the enzyme lactase into its constituent sugars for absorption in the body.
LACTOSE sugar
the name for milk sugar is lactose. The ose ending indicates that it is a sugar, like fructose (fruit sugar) or glucose (blood sugar).
The sugar in milk is lactose.
Sugar as a general term means cane sugar which is absent in lactose but lactose is also a disacharide sugar found in milk , its common name is milk sugar.
Lactose is a type of sugar.
Lactose is a specific type of sugar found in milk and dairy products, composed of two simpler sugars: glucose and galactose. While all lactose is sugar, not all sugars are lactose; there are various types of sugars, such as sucrose (table sugar) and fructose (found in fruits). Therefore, lactose is a distinct form of sugar, but it is not synonymous with sugar in general.
No. Lactose is a sugar and contains calories.
The type of carbohydrate that lactose is a disaccharide. Lactose is the sugar that occurs naturally in cow's and human milk.
Ribose is the smallest molecule among sucrose, lactose, ribose, and starch. Ribose is a simple sugar with only 5 carbon atoms, while sucrose, lactose, and starch are larger molecules composed of multiple sugar units.
No. Lactose is a sugar containing only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
Lactose
Milk contains carbohydrate in the form of the milk sugar lactose. There is approx 5g of carbs per 100ml milk.