A type of oligosaccharide FODMAP made up of chains of galactose sugars, found mainly in legumes (lentils, chickpeas, beans) and some nuts. Humans lack the enzyme alpha-galactosidase needed to break them down, so they pass to the colon and are fermented by bacteria.
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