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lactitol

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lactitol /lac·ti·tol/ (-ti-tol) a disaccharide analogue of lactulose used as a bulk sweetener; it is also laxative and is used to treat constipation.


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Also known as: sorbitol, xylitol, mannitol, maltitol, lactitol, isomalt, erythritol, hydrogenated starch hydrolysates.
Although they contain the sugar substitute, lactitol (which is slowly metabolized and generally causes only a small rise in blood sugar levels), they have only about 19 percent fewer calories than their regular counterparts.
com is the world's largest and most experienced producer of natural lactic acid, lactates, gluconates, lactitol, xylitol, lactides and polylactides.
 
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