Nutritional composition with galactose for infants or young children

Nutritional composition for infants and young children comprising a protein component, a lipid component, a digestible carbohydrate component and optionally a non-digestible oligosaccharide, wherein the digestible carbohydrate component comprises a mixture of free galactose and at least one digestible carbohydrate selected from the group consisting of maltodextrin and glucose syrup, and wherein:

• the mixture of free galactose and at least one digestible carbohydrate selected from the group consisting of maltodextrin and glucose syrup is present in an amount of at least 50 wt % based on the total weight of the digestible carbohydrate component,
• said maltodextrin and glucose syrup have a dextrose equivalent (DE) of 3 to 32,
• the amount of free galactose is from 10 to 60 wt % based on total weight of the digestible carbohydrate component,
• the amount of the at least one digestible carbohydrate selected from the group consisting of maltodextrin and glucose syrup is from 40 to 90 wt % based on total weight of the digestible carbohydrate component, and
• the amount of free glucose is at most 10 wt % based on total weight of the digestible carbohydrate component,
• and the amount of free glucose is lower than the amount of free galactose, both based on total weight of the digestible carbohydrate component.