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Sorbitol vs Sucrose - What's the difference?

sorbitol | sucrose |

As nouns the difference between sorbitol and sucrose

is that sorbitol is a sugar alcohol (2R,3S,4S,5S)-hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol used as an artificial sweetener while sucrose is a disaccharide with formula C12H22O11, consisting of two simple sugars, glucose and fructose; normal culinary sugar.

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

    sucrose

    English

    (wikipedia sucrose)

    Noun

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

    • Synonyms

    * saccharose

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