Sucrose content in fruits had positive correlation with sorbitol.There were significant positive correlations between malate and citrate, and between quinate and shikimate in fruits.
It's used as a low-calorie sweetener in everything from soft drinks to snack bars, and there are lots of different kinds, like erythritol, xylitol, or sorbitol.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has approved some of the health claims food manufacturers have made about sweeteners such as xylitol, sorbitol and sucralose.
It’s used as a low-calorie sweetener in everything from soft drinks to snack bars, and there are lots of different kinds, like erythritol, xylitol, or sorbitol.
But unlike the wooden toothpicks often found in the U.S., most toothpicks in South Korea are made of corn or potato starch mixed with sorbitol, a sweet sugar alcohol found naturally in various fruits.
Which is why foods that contain alcohols like sorbitol and mannitol warn you on their labels that they may create a " laxative effect." Which, I dunno, could be worse, I guess?