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Dextrose vs Maltodextrin - What's the difference?

dextrose | maltodextrin |

As nouns the difference between dextrose and maltodextrin

is that dextrose is dextrose (naturally-occurring form of glucose) while maltodextrin is (carbohydrate) a type of dextrin commonly used as a food additive.

dextrose

English

Noun

  • the naturally-occurring dextrorotatory form of glucose monosaccharide molecule

    • Synonyms

    * D-glucose / D-Glucose * dextroglucose

    Antonyms

    * L-glucose / L-Glucose (levorotatory form of glucose)

    Usage notes

    levose is not the antonym L-glucose form, due to the origins of stereochemistry and sugar research. "levose" is a misspelling of levulose (also misspelled as levolose), D-fructose, due to those origins.

    Hypernyms

    * glucose * aldohexose * hexose * monosaccharide

    Related terms

    * levulose (left sugar)

    Anagrams

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    maltodextrin

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia maltodextrin) (en noun)
  • (carbohydrate) A type of dextrin commonly used as a food additive.