Xylitol - 500g

Properties:

• Xylitol is a sugar alcohol found in most plants. It is extracted from Birch Wood.
• Can be used as an alternative sweetener
• Looks and tastes like sugar with fewer calories and does not raise blood sugar levels
• Table sugar 4 calories /g: Xylitol 2.4 calories /g
• Very low Glycaemic Index as it contains zero fructose
• Found in chewing gums, sweets and baking goods
• Can be used to prevent cavities and plaque on teeth by 30%
• Little known fact – used as a nasal spray for stuffy noses, more effective than saline solutions.
• Another fact – it may increase the absorption of calcium