Because xylitol has a cleaning effect on teeth
Will not cause tooth decay.
Xylitol (English: xylitol), also known as pentanol (Hong Kong called camel drying), is a five-carbon sugar alcohol, which can be used as a substitute for sucrose. It is the product of xylose metabolism and widely exists in various plants. Can be extracted from birch, raspberry, corn and other plants. Currently, it is mainly produced in China. The sweetness of xylitol is equivalent to that of sucrose, but its calorie is only 60% of that of sucrose.
Medical use
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Dentistry
Xylitol can not be decomposed by bacteria, so it can be used to replace sugar in dessert, which can prevent tooth decay. Xylitol products are very common in Finland, and children's candy is replaced by xylitol to protect children's dental health. In addition, many kinds of chewing gum also use xylitol to provide sweetness.
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diabetes
When xylitol is metabolized, it can directly enter cells without insulin, and the metabolism speed is fast, which will not cause blood sugar to rise. It is an ideal sucrose substitute for diabetic patients.
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lose weight
Xylitol is as sweet as sucrose, but low in calories. Eating xylitol will not increase neutral fat in the blood, but also inhibit the synthesis of glycerol and fatty acids, so it has the effect of losing weight.
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pneumonia
According to the research published by the University of Iowa in the Journal of Daily Science, xylitol can reduce the salt in the mucus layer on the respiratory tract surface of patients with fibrocyst, which is beneficial to the recovery of patients' ability to prevent lung infection. 3，4
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Osteoporosis
Finnish scientists have found that xylitol can help prevent osteoporosis and increase bone density in mice.