Xylitol ndi mtundu wa zotsekemera, zomwe nthawi zambiri zimachokera ku zomera zachilengedwe, ndipo zimagwiritsidwa ntchito kwambiri pazachipatala, monga mankhwala a hypoglycemic kwa odwala matenda a shuga, mankhwala othandizira odwala matenda a chiwindi, ndi zina zotero. Ngakhale kuti xylitol imagwiritsidwa ntchito kwambiri, sikulimbikitsidwa kudya mochulukira chifukwa kudya kwambiri kumatha kukhala ndi zotsatira zoyipa pakugaya chakudya, kupuma, khungu, ndi zina zathupi la munthu.