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Healthier Than Other Sweeteners
All Natural
Xylitol is an all-natural sweetener that is as sweet as sugar. Because it is all natural, it differs substantially from artificially created sweeteners like Splenda®, sucralose, aspartame, acesulfame potassium.
Sugar-Free
Xylitol is a nutritive sweetener that contains about 40% fewer calories than sugar. Because of its molecular structure, it is considered a polyol or "sugar alcohol." Sugar alcohols are commonly used to sweeten sugar-free products and xylitol is considered a "sugar-free" sweetener.
Sugar alcohols are neither sugars nor alcohols. They are carbohydrates with a chemical structure that partially resembles sugar and partially resembles alcohol, but they don’t contain ethanol as alcoholic beverages do. They are incompletely absorbed and metabolized by the body, and consequently contribute fewer calories. The polyols commonly used include sorbitol, mannitol, xylitol, maltitol, maltitol syrup, lactitol, erythritol, and isomalt.
Fights Tooth Decay
Xylitol is the sweetest of all the sugar alcohols and has the greatest impact on the bacteria that cause tooth decay. The xylitol in Epic Dental products is recommended by dentists and provides other healthy benefits.
