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A sweet white crystalline alcohol, C₅H₁₂O₅, derived from xylose and used especially as a sugar substitute in oral health products.

[xyl(ose) + (sorb)itol.]

xylitol (z

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A sweet white crystalline alcohol derived from xylose and used as a sugar substitute. Chemical formula: C₅H₁₂O₅.

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No references found			Birch Sugar With 40 percent fewer calories than white sugar and a low score on the glycemic index (which ranks a carbohydrate's effect on blood sugar and insulin), this sweetener, also known as xylitol, occurs naturally in tree fiber, corn, and some fruits. Naturally Sweet by 2/2008 / Natural Health Natural birch sugar, called xylitol, packs fewer calories than cane or beet-based sugar. Sugar or Sweetener? sucrose has its problems, but so do artificial ... by Howard, Brian C. / E A natural sweetener called birch sugar helps to prevent some ear infections when given to young children, Finnish researchers report in the October Pediatrics. A sugar averts some ear infections by Science News			Bipupillate bipyramid Bipyramidal biquadrate biquadratic biquadratic equation biquadratic polynomial Biquadratic root of a number biquarterly Biquintile biracial biracialism biradial biradially Biradiate biramous birch birch bark birch beer birch family birch leaf miner Birch of Jamaica birch oil birch partridge birch rod Birch sugar birch tree Birch wine birchbark birchbark biting birchbark canoe Birchen Bircher birching birchwood Bird bird cage bird call bird cherry bird cherry tree bird colonel bird dog bird family Bird fancier bird feed bird feeder bird flu bird food bird genus bird louse bird nest			Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture Birch Aquarium At Scripps birch bark birch bark Birch Bay State Park Birch Bay Village Community Club Birch Bay Water and Sewer District birch beer Birch Carroll Coyle Birch Defined Metro birch family birch family Birch Forests Birch Hill Water District Birch Lake State Recreation Area birch leaf miner Birch Mountain Resources, Ltd Birch mouse Birch of Jamaica birch oil birch partridge Birch Point State Park birch rod Birch Run Expo Center Birch Run High School birch sawfly Birch sugar birch tar oil birch tar oil birch tree birch tree birch tree birch tree birch trees birch trees birch trees birch trees Birch wine Birch Wood Xylan Birch, Arthur Birch, Francis Birch, Harvey Birch, Samuel Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP Birch, Thomas Birch, William Russell Birch-rod Birchall, Frederick Thomas Bircham International University Bircham's Office Products Birchard Public Library of Sandusky County Birchat Hahamah birchbark birchbark birchbark biting birchbark canoe birchbark canoe

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xylitol (redirected from Birch sugar)

xylitol
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