Xylitol

Xylitol aqueous solution has good stability to heat, is the ideal sweetener for making health drinks suitable for diabetic people to drink, is China’s GB2760-1996 provisions allow the use of food sweetener, can replace glucose, fructose as the body’s energy, but also the body synthesis of nucleic acid and detoxification of important substances. Because people with diabetes have insufficient insulin secretion, glucose cannot be converted into glucose 6-phosphate, and xylitol metabolism is independent of insulin, so it does not increase the blood sugar value of diabetic patients. Xylitol also has the special function of inhibiting the production of ketone bodies, which can reduce the transaminase of liver disease patients, enhance liver function, and promote fat metabolism. The amount of oral Chemicalbook absorption of this product varies greatly among individuals, which may be related to intestinal bacteria, contents and genetic factors. This product is almost completely metabolized in the body and is rarely excreted from the urine in its original form. Clinically, it is used to supplement heat and body fluid when insulin is insufficient in the body, improve glucose metabolism, eliminate ketoemia, and is an effective regulator of diabetic metabolic abnormalities. It has no obvious effect on liver and kidney at conventional doses, but can cause osmotic diarrhea and water imbalance when ingested in large quantities. The daily intake of xylitol should be less than 50 to 70 grams. Xylitol can be used in the processing of condiments, beverages, jams, candies, pastries, etc. Because yeast and bacteria can not use it, it can be used as a sweetener to prevent dental caries, and has an anti-corrosion effect.