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Dextrin vs Amylase - What's the difference?

dextrin | amylase |

As nouns the difference between dextrin and amylase

is that dextrin is dextrin while amylase is amylase (type of enzyme).

dextrin

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia dextrin)
  • (carbohydrate) Any of a range of polymers of glucose, intermediate in complexity between maltose and starch, produced by the enzymatic hydrolysis of starch; used commercially as adhesives

    • Synonyms

    * when used as a food additive

    amylase

    English

    (wikipedia amylase)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (enzyme) Any of a class of digestive enzymes, present in saliva, that break down complex carbohydrates such as starch into simpler sugars such as glucose.