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Princeton's WordNet

  1. stachyosenoun

    a tetrasaccharide found in the tubers of the Chinese artichoke

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  1. stachyosenoun

    A tetrasaccharide found in many vegetables and plants, used as a sweetener or for its functional oligosaccharide property.

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  1. Stachyose

    Stachyose is a tetrasaccharide consisting of two α-D-galactose units, one α-D-glucose unit, and one β-D-fructose unit sequentially linked as gal(α1→6)gal(α1→6)glc(α1↔2β)fru. Together with related oligosaccharides such as raffinose, stachyose occurs naturally in numerous vegetables (e.g. green beans, soybeans and other beans) and other plants. Stachyose is less sweet than sucrose, at about 28% on a weight basis. It is mainly used as a bulk sweetener or for its functional oligosaccharide properties. Stachyose is not completely digestible by humans and delivers 1.5 to 2.4 kcal/g (6 to 10 kJ/g).

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  1. stachyose

    Stachyose is a tetrasaccharide consisting of two D-galactose units, one D-glucose unit, and one D-fructose unit sequentially linked. It is naturally found in numerous vegetables (like onions, asparagus etc.) and other plants. Stachyose is less sweet than sucrose, about 20% the sweetness. It is not digestible by humans and thus contributes no calories and, upon ingestion, is fermented by beneficial colon bacteria. It is beneficial for gut health because it serves as a prebiotic, a substance that feeds beneficial gut flora.

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  1. Stachyose

    Stachyose is a tetrasaccharide consisting of two α-D-galactose units, one α-D-glucose unit, and one β-D-fructose unit sequentially linked as galgalglcfru. Stachyose is naturally found in numerous vegetables and plants. Stachyose is less sweet than sucrose, at about 28% on a weight basis. It is mainly used as a bulk sweetener or for its functional oligosaccharide properties. Stachyose is not completely digestible by humans and delivers 1.5 to 2.4 kcal/g.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of stachyose in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of stachyose in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7


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