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Sucrose vs Maltose - What's the difference?

sucrose | maltose |

In carbohydrate|lang=en terms the difference between sucrose and maltose

is that sucrose is (carbohydrate) a disaccharide with formula c12h22o11, consisting of two simple sugars, glucose and fructose; normal culinary sugar while maltose is (carbohydrate) a disaccharide, c12h22o11 formed from the digestion of starch by amylase; is converted to glucose by maltase.

As nouns the difference between sucrose and maltose

is that sucrose is (carbohydrate) a disaccharide with formula c12h22o11, consisting of two simple sugars, glucose and fructose; normal culinary sugar while maltose is (carbohydrate) a disaccharide, c12h22o11 formed from the digestion of starch by amylase; is converted to glucose by maltase.

sucrose

English

(wikipedia sucrose)

Noun

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  • (carbohydrate) A disaccharide with formula C12H22O11, consisting of two simple sugars, glucose and fructose; normal culinary sugar

    • Synonyms

    * saccharose

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    maltose

    English

    (wikipedia maltose)

    Noun

  • (carbohydrate) A disaccharide, C12H22O11 formed from the digestion of starch by amylase; is converted to glucose by maltase.

    • Anagrams

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