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The three disaccharides most abundant in foods are maltose, lactose, and sucrose

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Maltose is available primarily as an artificial sweetener, derived from starch, while lactose and sucrose are abundant natural products.

In animal metabolism they are hydrolyzed in cells lining the small intestine, to give the constituent hexose sugars.
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