What is Xylitol?
Xylitol is a Sweetener substitute most often associated with “sugar-free” chewing gum and mints, it’s also found in plenty of other places, including some brands of peanut butter, toothpastes, certain medications and vitamins, many sugar-free products.
Xylitol is monosaccharide compound, which is gained by hydrolyzing plant fiber raw materials and then reduced to a linear polyol with 5 carbon atoms and 5 hydroxyl groups. It exist in bananas, strawberries, carrots, arbutus, onions, lettuce, cauliflower, spinach and mushrooms. Sweetness, calorific value of xylitol is similar to sucrose. It is a good substitute for patients of fasting sucrose. The metabolism of xylitol does not need insulin in the body and does not increase the level of blood sugar.
| Items | Specification |
| Appearance | white crystalline powder |
| Assay | 98.5~101.0% |
| Loss on Drying | ≤0.5% |
| Ash | ≤0.1% |
| Reducing sugar (calculated as glucose) | ≤0.2% |
| Other polyols | ≤1.0% |
| Nickel | ≤1.0mg/kg |
| Lead | ≤1.0 mg/kg |
| Total arsenic (calculated as arsenic) | ≤3.0 mg/kg |
- Sweetener: xylitol is used as sweetener, nutritional supplement and auxiliary therapeutic agent for diabetic patients.
- Improve liver: xylitol can promote the synthesis of liver glycogen, is an ideal auxiliary drug for patients of hepatitis complications.
- Anti-caries: inhibit the growth of streptococcus and the production of acid, promote secretion of saliva, prevent caries and reduce the generation of dental plaque, consolidate teeth.
- Weight loss: low calorie - a substitute of high calorie white sugar.
- Food Additive: It is food sweetener with nutritional value and can be used in pastry, beverage, candy.
- Daily chemical products: it has the function of preventing and treating dental caries, so it can be used as toothpaste additive.
