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Mannitol vs Maltitol - What's the difference?

mannitol | maltitol |

As nouns the difference between mannitol and maltitol

is that mannitol is a polyhydroxy alcohol, an isomer of sorbitol, used as an artificial sweetener while maltitol is a disaccharide polyol used as a sugar substitute, produced through the hydrogenation of maltose.

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)

    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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