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xylitol
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xylitol /xy·li·tol/ (zi´lĭ-tol) a five-carbon sugar alcohol derived from xylose and as sweet as sucrose; used as a noncariogenic sweetener and also as a sugar substitute in diabetic diets.
xy·li·tol (zl-tôl, -tl, -tl)
n.
A sweet white crystalline alcohol derived from xylose and used especially as a sugar substitute in oral health products.

xylitol
[zī′litôl]
a five-carbon sugar alcohol derived from xylose and as sweet as sucrose. Used as a noncariogenic sweetener and also as a sugar substitute in diabetic diets.

xylitol [zi´lĭ-tol]
a five-carbon sugar alcohol derived from xylose and as sweet as sucrose; used as a noncariogenic sweetener and also as a sugar substitute in diabetic diets.

xylitol (zīˑ·l·tôl),
n a slowly-metabolized carbohydrate used as a sugar substitute for the prevention of cavities. Has been used to prevent inflammation of the middle ear. No known precautions.

xylitol,
n a low-calorie sweetener that reduces caries activity and the growth and transmission of
S. mutans.

xylitol
an alcohol formed by the reduction of l-xylulose.


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Birch Sugar With 40 percent fewer calories than white sugar and a low score on the glycemic index (which ranks a carbohydrate's effect on blood sugar and insulin), this sweetener, also known as xylitol, occurs naturally in tree fiber, corn, and some fruits.
Natural birch sugar, called xylitol, packs fewer calories than cane or beet-based sugar.
A natural sweetener called birch sugar helps to prevent some ear infections when given to young children, Finnish researchers report in the October Pediatrics.
 
 
 
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