disaccharide
noun
di·sac·cha·ride
(ˌ)dī-ˈsa-kə-ˌrīd 
: any of a class of sugars (such as sucrose) that yields on hydrolysis two monosaccharide molecules
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For instance, apples are not recommended for people on a low-FODMAP diet (eating plan low in fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols, which are types of short-chain carbohydrates that the small intestine does not readily absorb).
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Brittany Lubeck, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2024
The researchers’ surprising disaccharide was trehalulose, which is made up of a molecule of fructose bound to a molecule of glucose.
—New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2024
For gas and bloating, consider limiting foods that contain high amounts of FODMAPs, which stands for fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols.
—Patricia Weiser, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
Try a Low-FODMAP Diet FODMAP is short for fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols.
—Karen Pallarito, Health, 12 May 2024
Lactose is a disaccharide, meaning it is composed of two types of simpler sugars, glucose and galactose, that are bound together.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2024
Lactose is the carbohydrate component of milk – a disaccharide composed of D-glucose and D-galactose.
—Science & Food, Discover Magazine, 21 July 2015
One simple way to caramelize table sugar is by heating: this process removes water from the disaccharide sucrose (a substance composed of two simple sugars) and breaks it down into monosaccharides fructose and glucose.
—Catherine Hu, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2014
The table or granulated sugar most customarily used as food is sucrose, a disaccharide (in the body, sucrose hydrolyses into fructose and glucose).
—Science & Food, Discover Magazine, 16 Apr. 2013
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Brittany Lubeck, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2024
The researchers’ surprising disaccharide was trehalulose, which is made up of a molecule of fructose bound to a molecule of glucose.
—New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2024
For gas and bloating, consider limiting foods that contain high amounts of FODMAPs, which stands for fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols.
—Patricia Weiser, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
Try a Low-FODMAP Diet FODMAP is short for fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols.
—Karen Pallarito, Health, 12 May 2024
Lactose is a disaccharide, meaning it is composed of two types of simpler sugars, glucose and galactose, that are bound together.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2024
Lactose is the carbohydrate component of milk – a disaccharide composed of D-glucose and D-galactose.
—Science & Food, Discover Magazine, 21 July 2015
One simple way to caramelize table sugar is by heating: this process removes water from the disaccharide sucrose (a substance composed of two simple sugars) and breaks it down into monosaccharides fructose and glucose.
—Catherine Hu, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2014
The table or granulated sugar most customarily used as food is sucrose, a disaccharide (in the body, sucrose hydrolyses into fructose and glucose).
—Science & Food, Discover Magazine, 16 Apr. 2013
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disaccharide
noun
di·sac·cha·ride
(ˈ)dī-ˈsak-ə-ˌrīd
: any of a class of sugars (as sucrose) that on hydrolysis yields two monosaccharide molecules
called also biose, double sugar
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