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sugar alcohol [′shu̇g·ər ′al·kə‚hȯl] (organic chemistry) Any of the acyclic linear polyhydric alcohols; may be considered sugars in which the aldehydic group of the first carbon atom is reduced to a primary alcohol; classified according to the number of hydroxyl groups in the molecule; sorbitol (D-glucitol, sorbite) is one of the most widespread of all the naturally occurring sugar alcohols. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Tokyo, Japan, Sept 22, 2006 - (JCN) - Kao Corporation today announced its discovery of Erythritol, a sugar alcohol found in fruits, mushrooms, wine, soy sauce, sake, miso and fermented products, as a new potential purifier for oral care. Most companies replace the sugar not just with artificial sweeteners, but with sugar alcohols (like maltitol), polydextrose, inulin, maltodextrin, and other carbohydrates. Xylitol is a Food and Drug Administration approved, polyol sweetener (sometimes called a sugar alcohol, although it has no alcohol content) that has caries reducing properties over and above sugar replacements. |
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