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Qué (quién) es xylitol - definición

CHEMICAL COMPOUND
Birch sugar; E967; 1,2,3,4,5-pentahydroxypentane; Xylotol; Xylite; Zylotol; Zylatol; Zylitol

xylite         
n.
Rock-wood, mountain-wood, ligniform asbestos.
Xylite         
·noun A liquid hydrocarbon found in crude wood spirits.
Pentosuria         
AN INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM CHARACTERIZED BY THE EXCRETION OF 1 TO 4 G OF THE PENTOSE L-XYLULOSE IN THE URINE PER DAY
Essential pentosuria
Pentosuria is a condition where the sugar xylitol, a pentose, presents in the urine in unusually high concentrations. It was characterized as an inborn error of carbohydrate metabolism in 1908.

Wikipedia

Xylitol

Xylitol is a chemical compound with the formula C
5
H
12
O
5
, or HO(CH2)(CHOH)3(CH2)OH; specifically, one particular stereoisomer with that structural formula. It is a colorless or white crystalline solid that is freely soluble in water. It can be classified as a polyalcohol and a sugar alcohol, specifically an alditol. The name derives from Ancient Greek: ξύλον, xyl[on] 'wood', with the suffix -itol used to denote sugar alcohols.

Xylitol is used as a food additive and sugar substitute. Its European Union code number is E967. Replacing sugar with xylitol in food products may promote better dental health, but evidence is lacking on whether xylitol itself prevents dental cavities.

Ejemplos de uso de xylitol
1. Limits tooth decay Bacteria are unable to grow in xylitol, limiting tooth decay – adults and children using xylitol in toothpaste have less dental decay and fewer fillings than those using ordinary toothpastes.
2. The launch of xylitol powder was welcomed by Dr David Haslam of the National Obesity Forum.
3. The reason xylitol has not been sold by itself until now has been cost.
4. "There are more than 300 medical studies into xylitol and so far nothing negative has been reported," says Mr Haynes.
5. "While xylitol is a form of sugar," he says, "it does have different composition to conventional sugar and is much lower in calories." "We would rather people didn‘t add sugar to what they eat, but xylitol used sensibly could reduce dependence on conventional sugars." Xylitol contains 40 per cent fewer calories than ordinary sugar, and it has a glycaemic index count of just seven, compared with conventional sugar‘s value of 64.