Chemically, there are many different types of sugar. But for dietary purposes, there are only two kinds of sugars you need to concern yourself with: naturally occurring sugars and added sugars.

A newly-engineered strain of yeast that can efficiently metabolize lactose into tagatose (a low-calorie, low-glycemic sweetener) may be the key to unlocking commercial-scale availability of the ...

America’s sweet tooth is growing. Like many other mammals, we are hooked on sugar because it is packed with energy and our bodies have evolved ways of encouraging us to consume more of it. The trouble ...

"Low-calorie sweetener derived from lactose gets manufacturing boost from yeast." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2019 / 04 / 190415154719.htm (accessed March 12, 2026).

There are different ways of fermenting milk to produce yogurt, with variations arising from the types of bacteria used. Two common live cultures stem from the organisms Streptococcus thermophilus and ...

Suckling of infants is universal among mammals, which are after all named after the Latin mamma for teat. Early mammals, around 200 million years ago, presumably had a variety of milk-specific sugars.

Suckling of infants is universal among mammals, which are after all named after the Latin mamma for teat. Early mammals, around 200 million years ago, presumably had a variety of milk-specific sugars.