I-Xylitol iwuhlobo lwe-sweetener, evame ukukhishwa ezitshalweni zemvelo, futhi isetshenziswa kabanzi emitholampilo, njengesidakamizwa se-hypoglycemic ezigulini ezinesifo sikashukela, umuthi osizayo wokwelapha iziguli ze-hepatitis, njll. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-xylitol ingenziwa futhi kwabanye ushukela, njengesoso yesoya neziphuzo ezibandayo. Yize i-xylitol isetshenziswa kabanzi, ayinconywa ukuthi idliwe ngobuningi ngoba ukuphuza ngokweqile kungase kube nemiphumela emibi ohlelweni lokugaya ukudla, uhlelo lokuphefumula, isikhumba, nezinye izici zomzimba womuntu.