Question

are the disaccharides and oligosaccharides same ?

Answer 1

Oligosaccharides and polysaccharides are both complex carbohydrates. Their building blocks are the dietary monosaccharides glucose, fructose and galactose, also known as simple carbohydrates, or sugars. Disaccharides such as sucrose, which are composed of two monosaccharide units, are also sugars.