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How does the sweetness of lactose compare with sucrose?

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To determine the relative sweetness of various sugars, sucrose is used as the standard reference point with a value of 1.0.12

Compared to this standard, lactose is significantly less sweet, possessing a relative sweetness value of approximately 0.27.1