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Mannitol vs Isomalt - What's the difference?

mannitol | isomalt |

In organic compound terms the difference between mannitol and isomalt

is that mannitol is a polyhydroxy alcohol, an isomer of sorbitol, used as an artificial sweetener while isomalt is a glucoside of mannitol that is used as an artificial sweetener.

mannitol

English

Noun

  • (organic compound) a polyhydroxy alcohol, an isomer of sorbitol, used as an artificial sweetener

    • Synonyms

    * when used as a sweetener

    See also

    * ("mannitol" on Wikipedia)

    isomalt

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia isomalt) (-)
  • (organic compound) A glucoside of mannitol that is used as an artificial sweetener