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Erythritol vs Maltitol - What's the difference?

erythritol | maltitol |

As nouns the difference between erythritol and maltitol

is that erythritol is (organic compound) a tetrahydric sugar alcohol (2r,3s)-butane-1,2,3,4-tetraol that occurs in some fruit; it is used as a sugar substitute while maltitol is (organic chemistry) a disaccharide polyol used as a sugar substitute, produced through the hydrogenation of maltose.

erythritol

English

Noun

(wikipedia erythritol) (en noun)
  • (organic compound) A tetrahydric sugar alcohol (2R,3S)-butane-1,2,3,4-tetraol that occurs in some fruit; it is used as a sugar substitute

    • maltitol

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia maltitol)
  • (organic chemistry) a disaccharide polyol used as a sugar substitute, produced through the hydrogenation of maltose.
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