I-Xylitol kunye neswekile inomahluko omkhulu ekubunjweni, iikhalori, iziphumo zeswekile yegazi, kunye nempilo yamazinyo. I-Xylitol sisimuncumuncu sendalo esikhutshwa ikakhulu kwizinto zezityalo ezifana ne-birch, i-oki, isikhwebu sombona, kunye ne-bagasse yommoba. Ifomula yayo yeekhemikhali yi-C ? H ?? O ?, eyeyesihlanu i-carbon sugar alcohol, enobumnandi malunga ne-90% ye-sucrose, inika malunga ne-2.4 kcal yamandla ngegram. Ngokwahlukileyo, iswekile (efana ne-sucrose) i-disaccharide eyenziwe nge-glucose kunye ne-fructose, inikezela malunga ne-4 kcal yamandla ngegram. Ukuyingenisa kunokubangela ukwanda ngokukhawuleza kwiqondo leswekile yegazi. ...

Iziphumo zempilo ze-xylitol zibandakanya ukuba aziyi kubangela ukuguquguquka okukhulu kumanqanaba eglucose yegazi, kwaye ifanelekile kwizigulane zesifo sikashukela. Kwakhona ineempawu ze-anti caries, ezinokuthi zinciphise izinto ezine-acidic eziveliswa yintsholongwane yomlomo kwaye zincede ukugcina impilo yomlomo. Nangona kunjalo, ukusetyenziswa kakhulu kwe-xylitol kunokubangela ukuphazamiseka kwesisu, ngoko kuyacetyiswa ukuba uyisebenzise ngokumodareyitha. ...

I-Xylitol isetyenziswa kakhulu kwishishini lokutya kwaye isetyenziswa ngokuqhelekileyo njengesongezo sokutya esingenaswekile, esifana netshungama, iilekese, kunye nokutya okunekhalori ephantsi. Isenokusetyenziswa njenge-sweetener kunye ne-moisturizer, kodwa ayifanelekanga ukutya okuvundisiweyo njengoko inokuthintela ukukhula kwegwele kunye nomsebenzi wokuvundiswa.