HUMAN NUTRITION

Detailed explanation-1: -Galactose is a monosaccharide sugar. Lactose, a disaccharide containing a molecule of galactose and glucose, is found in human and bovine milk.

Detailed explanation-2: -Galactose is more commonly found in the disaccharide, lactose or milk sugar. It is found as the monosaccharide in peas. Galactose is classified as a monosaccharide, an aldose, a hexose, and is a reducing sugar.

Detailed explanation-3: -Milk sugar is composed of glucose and galactose. Galactose is less suitable as an energy source than glucose. Thus, it has been a puzzle as to why mammals utilize galactose as a major component of milk sugar.