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Fructose vs Fructooligosaccharide - What's the difference?

fructose | fructooligosaccharide |

In carbohydrate terms the difference between fructose and fructooligosaccharide

is that fructose is a monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C6H12O6 while fructooligosaccharide is any of a class of oligosaccharides composed of fructose molecules, used as sweeteners.

fructose

English

(wikipedia fructose)

Noun

(-)
  • (carbohydrate) A monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C6H12O6.

    • Synonyms

    * fruit sugar

    Hyponyms

    * , laevulose, levulose * D-fructose * L-fructose * levoglucose

    Hypernyms

    * ketohexose * hexose * monosaccharide

    Derived terms

    * fructose syrup

    fructooligosaccharide

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia fructooligosaccharide) (en noun)
  • (carbohydrate) Any of a class of oligosaccharides composed of fructose molecules, used as sweeteners.

    • Synonyms

    * oligofructan * oligofructose