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Raffinose vs Stachyose - What's the difference?

raffinose | stachyose |

As nouns the difference between raffinose and stachyose

is that raffinose is (carbohydrate) a trisaccharide, comprised of galactose, glucose and fructose, that is widely distributed in many plants while stachyose is a tetrasaccharide found in many vegetables and plants, used as a sweetener or for its functional oligosaccharide property.

raffinose

English

Noun

(wikipedia raffinose)
  • (carbohydrate) A trisaccharide, comprised of galactose, glucose and fructose, that is widely distributed in many plants

    • stachyose

    English

    Noun

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