Xylitol wani nau'in zaki ne, wanda galibi ana fitar da shi daga tsire-tsire na halitta, kuma ana amfani dashi sosai a aikin asibiti, kamar maganin hypoglycemic ga masu ciwon sukari, magani na taimako ga masu ciwon hanta, da sauransu. Bugu da ?ari, ana iya sanya xylitol zuwa wasu sikari, kamar soya miya da abubuwan sha masu laushi. Ko da yake ana amfani da xylitol sosai, ba a ba da shawarar a sha da yawa ba saboda yawan cin abinci na iya haifar da illa ga tsarin narkewar abinci, tsarin numfashi, fata, da sauran sassan jikin ?an adam.