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Agriculture · Q330

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 330

Q330

Lactose in milk exists in the form of

A.
Colloidal
B.
Emulsion
C.
Solution
Answer
D.
None of these

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Lactose in milk exists in the form of Solution.
Lactose is dissolved in the serum (whey) phase of fluid milk. It is dissolved in solution and is found in 2 forms, called the α-anomer and ß-anomer, that can convert back and forth between each other.
Lactose in milk is present in form of true solution and milk fat as an emulsion whereas milk proteins are dispersed as a colloid.