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Maltose vs Dextrin - What's the difference?

maltose | dextrin |

In carbohydrate terms the difference between maltose and dextrin

is that maltose is a disaccharide, C12H22O11 formed from the digestion of starch by amylase; is converted to glucose by maltase while 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.

maltose

English

(wikipedia maltose)

Noun

  • (carbohydrate) A disaccharide, C12H22O11 formed from the digestion of starch by amylase; is converted to glucose by maltase.

    • Anagrams

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    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