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Sweetener vs Fructooligosaccharide - What's the difference?

sweetener | fructooligosaccharide |

As nouns the difference between sweetener and fructooligosaccharide

is that sweetener is a food additive that sweetens, especially an artificial substitute for sugar while fructooligosaccharide is any of a class of oligosaccharides composed of fructose molecules, used as sweeteners.

sweetener

English

Noun

(wikipedia sweetener) (en noun)
  • a food additive that sweetens, especially an artificial substitute for sugar
  • (informal) something added as an inducement or incentive; a kickback

    • fructooligosaccharide

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia fructooligosaccharide) (en noun)
  • (carbohydrate) Any of a class of oligosaccharides composed of fructose molecules, used as sweeteners.

    • Synonyms

    * oligofructan * oligofructose