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Inulin vs Insulin - What's the difference?

inulin | insulin |

As nouns the difference between inulin and insulin

is that inulin is a polysaccharide found in the roots and tubers of certain plants, especially the Compositae; it is mostly a polymer of fructose while insulin is a polypeptide hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism.

inulin

English

Noun

(wikipedia inulin) (en-noun)
  • (carbohydrate) a polysaccharide found in the roots and tubers of certain plants, especially the Compositae; it is mostly a polymer of fructose

    • insulin

    English

    (wikipedia insulin)

    Noun

  • A polypeptide hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism.

    • Derived terms

    * insulin-like growth factor / IGF