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Dextrin vs Destrin - What's the difference?

dextrin | destrin |

As nouns the difference between dextrin and destrin

is that dextrin is 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 while destrin is a component protein in microfilaments.

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

    destrin

    English

    (wikipedia destrin)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A component protein in microfilaments.