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Saccharose vs Fructose - What's the difference?

saccharose | fructose |

In carbohydrate terms the difference between saccharose and fructose

is that saccharose is sucrose while fructose is a monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C6H12O6.

saccharose

English

Noun

(-)
  • (carbohydrate) sucrose
    • ----

    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