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Mannose vs Fructose - What's the difference?

mannose | fructose |

As nouns the difference between mannose and fructose

is that mannose is (organic chemistry) a monosaccharide aldohexose found in manna and other legumes while fructose is .

mannose

English

Noun

(wikipedia mannose)
  • (organic chemistry) A monosaccharide aldohexose found in manna and other legumes.

    • Derived terms

    * galactomannan

    Synonyms

    * carubinose * seminose

    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