I-Xylitol noshukela kunomehluko omkhulu ekwakhiweni kwawo, amakhalori, imiphumela kashukela egazini, nempilo yamazinyo. I-Xylitol iyi-sweetener yemvelo ekhishwa ikakhulukazi ezintweni zezitshalo ezifana ne-birch, i-oki, isikhwebu sommbila, ne-bagasse yomoba. Ifomula yayo yamakhemikhali ithi C ? H ?? O ?, okuyingxenye ye-carbon sugar alcohol emihlanu, enobumnandi obungaba ngu-90% we-sucrose, ehlinzeka cishe ngo-2.4 kcal wamandla ngegremu ngalinye. Ngokuphambene, ushukela (ofana ne-sucrose) uyi-disaccharide eyakhiwe yi-glucose ne-fructose, ehlinzeka cishe ngama-kcal angu-4 wamandla ngegremu ngalinye. Ukuwudla kungabangela ukwanda okusheshayo kwamazinga kashukela egazini. .

Imiphumela yezempilo ye-xylitol ihlanganisa ukuthi ngeke ibangele ukuguquguquka okuphawulekayo kumazinga kashukela egazini, futhi ifanele iziguli ezinesifo sikashukela. Iphinde ibe nezakhiwo ze-anti caries, ezinganciphisa izinto ezine-asidi ezikhiqizwa amagciwane omlomo futhi zisize ekugcineni impilo yomlomo. Kodwa-ke, ukusetshenziswa ngokweqile kwe-xylitol kungase kubangele ukungakhululeki kwamathumbu, ngakho-ke kunconywa ukuyisebenzisa ngokulinganisela. .

I-Xylitol isetshenziswa kakhulu embonini yokudla futhi ijwayele ukusetshenziswa njengesithako sokudla esingenashukela, njengokuhlafuna ushingamu, uswidi, nokudla okunekhalori ephansi. Ingasetshenziswa futhi njenge-sweetener kanye ne-moisturizer, kodwa ayifanele ukudla okuvutshiwe njengoba ingavimbela ukukhula kwe-yeast kanye nomsebenzi wokuvutshelwa.