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Sorbitol vs Fructose - What's the difference?

sorbitol | fructose |

As nouns the difference between sorbitol and fructose

is that sorbitol is (organic chemistry) a sugar alcohol (2r,3s,4s,5s)-hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol used as an artificial sweetener while fructose is .

sorbitol

English

Noun

(wikipedia sorbitol)
  • (organic chemistry) A sugar alcohol (2R,3S,4S,5S)-hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol used as an artificial sweetener

    • Synonyms

    * when used as a sweetener

    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