Commercial xylitol is made from corn cob, bagasse and other crops through deep processing. It is a natural and healthy sweetener. For people's health, xylitol is not an "exotic product", but an intermediate of normal sugar metabolism.
Function:
1, sweetener
Xylitol is used as sweetener, nutritional supplement and adjuvant therapy for diabetic patients.
2. Improve the liver
Xylitol can promote the synthesis of hepatic glycogen without increasing blood sugar, and can improve the liver function of patients with liver disease and resist fatty liver.
3. Prevention of dental caries
Xylitol has the best anticaries among all sweeteners.
Step 4 lose weight
Xylitol provides energy for human body, synthesizes glycogen, reduces the consumption of protein in fat and liver tissue, protects and repairs the liver, reduces the generation of harmful ketone bodies, and will not worry about getting fat because of eating.
Extended data:
According to China's Hygienic Standard for the Use of Food Additives (GB2760- 1996), xylitol can be used instead of sugar in candy, cakes and drinks according to the needs of normal production. Indicate on the label that it is suitable for diabetic patients. solid
Xylitol can be used as sweetener and wetting agent in international production. The reference dose of food is: chocolate, 43%; Chewing gum, 64%; Jam and jelly, 40%; Tomato sauce, 50%. Xylitol can also be used in condensed milk, toffee, soft candy and so on. When used in cakes, it will not brown. When making cakes that need browning, a small amount of fructose can be added.
Xylitol can inhibit the growth and fermentation activity of yeast, so it is not suitable for fermented food.
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