Table 3.

Content of sugars (g 100 g⁻¹) of date-based bars (DBB) and fruit-based bars (FBB).

Sugar Profile	DBB	FBB
Fructose	7.62 ± 0.23 b	12.01 ± 0.52 a
Glucose	7.83 ± 0.32 b	13.53 ± 0.63 a
Sucrose	13.22 ± 0.42 a	<LOQ
Maltose	<LOQ	4.17 ± 0.41 a
Lactose	<LOQ	<LOQ

LOQ: Lower than the detection limit, ^a,b: No significant difference (p > 0.05) between any two means within the same row with the same superscripted letters; Data are presented as mean ± SE, n = 3.