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Dextrin vs Polydextrose - What's the difference?

dextrin | polydextrose |

As nouns the difference between dextrin and polydextrose

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 polydextrose is a multipurpose food ingredient synthesized from dextrose and classified as soluble fibre.

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

    polydextrose

    English

    (wikipedia polydextrose)

    Noun

    (-)
  • A multipurpose food ingredient synthesized from dextrose and classified as soluble fibre.

    • Synonyms

    * (its E number)