Product Details:
| Minimum Order Quantity | 1 Kg |
| Form | Powder |
| Packaging Size | 1 kg |
| Packaging Type | Aluminium Foil / Poly bag |
| Brand | Steocal |
| Color | white |
| Grade | Food |
Xylitol is naturally occurring in small amounts in plums, strawberries, cauliflower, and pumpkin; humans and animals make trace amounts during metabolism of carbohydrates. Industrial production starts with lignocellulosic biomass from which xylan is extracted; raw biomass materials include hardwoods, softwoods, and agricultural waste from processing maize, wheat, or rice. The xylan polymers can be hydrolyzed into xylose, which is catalytically hydrogenated into xylitol. The conversion changes the sugar (xylose, an aldehyde) into the primary alcohol, xylitol. Impurities are then removed. Xylitol is used as a sugar substitute in manufactured products, such as drugs or dietary supplements, confections, toothpaste, and chewing gum, but is not a common household sweetener. Xylitol has negligible effects on blood sugar because it is metabolized independently of insulin. Absorbed more slowly than sugar, xylitol supplies 40% fewer calories than table sugar. It is approved as a food additive in the United States. Food properties. Xylitol has about the same sweetness as sucrose, but more sweetness than similar compounds like sorbitol and mannitol. It has a glycemic index of 7 (100 for glucose). Because xylitol and other polyols are heat stable, they do not caramelise as sugars do, and they also lower the freezing point of mixtures in which they are used. No health risk exists for normal levels of consumption, and the European Food Safety Authority has not set a limit on daily intake of xylitol. Due to the adverse laxative effect that all polyols have on the digestive system in high doses, xylitol is banned from soft drinks in the EU. Similarly due to a 1985 report, by the EU Scientific Committee on Food, stating that "ingesting 50 g a day of xylitol can cause diarrhea", tabletop sweeteners containing xylitol are required to display the warning: "excessive consumption may induce laxative effects". Chewing gum containing xylitol is permitted.
