Industries: Food & Dairies: XYLITOL

Xylitol is a naturally-occurring 5-carbon polyol sweetener. It is found in many fruits and vegetables, and is even produced by the human body itself.

Xylitol is made by Danisco using renewable sources such as birch wood.
Xylitol is the sweetest of all the polyols. It is as sweet as sucrose, has no after-taste and is safe for diabetics. Xylitol has 40% less calories than sugar and, for this reason, a caloric value of 2.4 kcal/g is accepted for nutritional labelling in the EU and the USA.
In crystalline applications, it provides a pleasant cooling effect, greater than that of any other polyol.
It is the only sweetener to show both passive and active anti-caries effects.

Application areas
Xylitol is used in all major markets around the world in:

Functional properties
Xylitol exhibits a wide range of functional properties, such as:

Applications

Product range
Xylitol is available in a variety of product and packaging formats, including crystalline material and a selection of specialised milled grades.
It is also available in three unique, directly compressible, tableting grades under the Xylitab® brand name. These patented materials are available exclusively from Danisco.
Xylitol is also available in a variety of pharmaceutical grades, including a specific endotoxin free grade for use in parenteral nutrition and injectable applications.

Product examples

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