A food scientist has chemically analyzed a food item to determine its ingredients. One of the ingredients was a simple chemical that consisted of a molecule of glucose bonded to a molecule of galactose. This ingredient was _____.

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Lactose is a disaccharide composed of one molecule of glucose and one molecule of galactose, making it the ingredient described in the question. Oligogalactose refers to a short chain of galactose molecules, sucrose is a disaccharide composed of glucose and fructose, and maltose is a disaccharide composed of two glucose molecules.

A Food Scientist Has Chemically Analyzed a Food Item to Determine