a trisaccharide occurring in australian manna (from eucalyptus spp, myrtaceae) and in cottonseed meal. Occurs in cotton seeds, sugar beet and manna. Widely distributed in plants, esp. in the seeds. Sweet taste. Sweetness 0.48 x sucrose
Raffinose is a complex carbohydrate, a trisaccharide composed of galactose, fructose, and glucose. It can be found in beans, cabbage, brussels sprouts, broccoli, asparagus, other vegetables, and whole grains. Raffinose is hydrolysed to D-galactose and sucrose by D-galactosidase (D-GAL) (1). D-GAL also hydrolyses other D-galactosides such as stachyose, verbascose, and galactinol [1-O-(D-galactosyl)-myoinositol], if present. The enzyme does not cleave linked galactose, as in lactose. -- Wikipedia; Raffinose is a trisaccharide composed of galactose, fructose, and glucose. It can be found in beans, cabbage, brussels sprouts, broccoli, asparagus, other vegetables, and whole grains. Raffinose can be hydrolyzed to D-galactose and sucrose by the enzyme ?-galactosidase (?-GAL), an enzyme not found in the human digestive tract. ?-GAL also hydrolyzes other ?-galactosides such as stachyose, verbascose, and galactinol, if present. The enzyme does not cleave ?-linked galactose, as in lactose.; Raffinose is also known as melitose and may be thought of as galactose + sucrose connected via an alpha(1-6) glycosidic linkage and so raffinose can be broken apart into galactose and sucrose via the enzyme alpha-galactosidase. Human intestines do not contain this enzyme. -- Wikipedia; Trisaccharide; A trisaccharide occurring in Australian manna (from Eucalyptus spp, Myrtaceae) and in cottonseed meal. -- Pubchem
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