Summary
Lactose is a natural disaccharide found in milk, composed of galactose and glucose. It provides calories and is easily digestible for most people. Lactose also has a relatively low glycemic index, meaning it does not cause a sharp rise in blood sugar that can lead to an energy crash later on. In comparison, refined sugar like sucrose and high fructose corn syrup have a high glycemic index and contain empty calories with no nutritional value. Excess consumption of sugar is associated with obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease and other health problems. Lactose from dairy products also provides calcium, protein and other minerals and nutrients lacking in refined sugar. For people with lactose intolerance, lactose-free or low-lactose dairy options are available, such as lactose-free milk, yogurt, and cheese. These provide the same nutritional benefits as regular dairy without the digestive problems. People with lactose intolerance can also take lactase enzyme pills to help digest lactose. In summary, while refined sugar should be consumed in moderation, lactose from dairy products can absolutely be part of a healthy diet for most people. Lactose is a natural sugar that provides energy, nutrition and health benefits that you just don't get from empty calories from refined sugar. So when it comes to sugar versus lactose, lactose is the better choice.
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Lactobacillus bulgaricus grown in fructose, lactose or mannose media showed better survival after freeze-drying and storage than in glucose media. Supplementing drying media with various sugars enhanced protection during storage.
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A. S. Carvalho - undefined
2008
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A SPME combined with GC/MS developed to quantify lemon oil components in O/W emulsions. NaC-T + Lact had lower solubility. Glycation with lactose did not improve NaC emulsion activity, while caseinate glycoconjugates showed stronger antioxidant activity due to melanoidins.
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H. Sabik - Food & Function
2014
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Alkaline treatment & stannation of MFI zeolites introduced mesopores, improving the isomerization of mono- & disaccharides. Stannation of silicalite-1 gave more active catalysts than base leaching Sn-MFI due to better Sn utilization.
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Pierre Y. Dapsens - undefined
2014
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Lactose and fructose are better than sorbitol for boar sperm cryopreservation.
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P. Chanapiwat - Journal of Veterinary Medical Science
2012
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Glycerol plus lactose and trehalose extenders maintained quality; motility and viability were high, DMF decreased quality.
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C. Malo - Andrologia
2012
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Inulin and fructooligosaccharides improved growth, gastrointestinal stability of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum.
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Priyanka Parhi - Fermentation
2021
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Inactivating an enzyme(EI) of the PTS in S. salivarius, enhanced urease gene expression in mutant cells grown with excess lactose at acidic pH. Expression at neutral pH stays repressed for both.
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C. Weaver - Microbiology
2000
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Egg-yolk-citrate and skim milk used to freeze and incubate ram sperm; synthetic diluents also worked well.
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R. Jones - Journal of Reproduction and Fertility
1965
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Exopolysaccharides produced by Lactobacillus casei CG11 varied with sugars and their concentrations. Glucose promoted highest yield and population.
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J. Cerning - Applied and Environmental Microbiology
1994
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Boar sperm cryopreservation was investigated using lactose, trehalose and cryprotectants; glycerol had highest motility.
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C. Malo - Andrologia
2012
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