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Oligosaccharide vs Stachyose - What's the difference?

oligosaccharide | stachyose |

As nouns the difference between oligosaccharide and stachyose

is that oligosaccharide is while stachyose is a tetrasaccharide found in many vegetables and plants, used as a sweetener or for its functional oligosaccharide property.

oligosaccharide

English

Noun

(wikipedia oligosaccharide) (en noun)
  • (carbohydrate) a polysaccharide of low molecular weight, being a polymer of between three and seven monosaccharide units

    • Derived terms

    * fructooligosaccharide

    stachyose

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia stachyose)
  • A tetrasaccharide found in many vegetables and plants, used as a sweetener or for its functional oligosaccharide property.