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Sorbitol vs Sorbate - What's the difference?

sorbitol | sorbate |

As nouns the difference between sorbitol and sorbate

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 sorbate is (chemistry) any salt or ester of sorbic acid.

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

    sorbate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any salt or ester of sorbic acid.

    • Anagrams

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