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108 Bertelsen et al.<br />

Figure 2 The two-step tagatose production process. (a) d-tagatose is derived from 99%<br />

lactose. (b) Step 1: An enzymatic hydrolysis of the lactose separates it into d-galactose<br />

and d-glucose. (c) Step 2: d-galactose is converted into d-tagatose using a chemical isomerization<br />

process. (d) The remaining process purifies and crystalizes d-tagatose.

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