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What type of carbohydrate is lactose?

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The monosaccharides important in food and health are glucose (sometimes called dextrose), fructose, and galactose. The disaccharides are sucrose (glucose +fructose), lactose (glucose + galactose), and maltose (glucose + glucose).
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