Xylitol Powder

What is Xylitol Powder?

Xylitol (C5H12O5), is a five-carbon sugar alcohol. It is an intermediate product of xylose metabolism, with the appearance of white powdery crystals, very soluble in water. Xylitol is widely found in fruits, vegetables, cereals, mushrooms, and other foods, wood, straw, corn cobs, and other plants, it is a natural, healthy sweetener. Its sweetness is very similar to that of sucrose, but it has the advantage of low calories compared with sucrose. Xylitol powder is widely used in processed food, toothpaste, chewing gum, and many other products.

Green Spring Technology supplies high purity Xylitol Powder, which has a pure sweet flavor and is often accompanied by a slight cooling sensation in the mouth. It has been used as a sweetener in nutritional supplements, as well as in cold beverages, desserts, milk, coffee, and other foods.

Green Spring Technology is a leading biotechnology company in China, which specializes in supplying high quality plant extracts, nutritional ingredients, and so on. It was established in 2000 and has obtained many certifications such as Halal, Kosher, COSMOS, BRC, IFS, FDA, ISO9001, ISO22000, and so on. Green Spring has a systematic quality management system and organizes production according to ISO, HACCP, and other quality standards. The products comply with EU EC396, EU 2023/915, and the highest solvent residue standards.

Specification: 

Regulation:

It conforms to EU regulations.

Benefits:

Sweetener

As a diabetic sweetener, nutritional supplement, and auxiliary therapeutic agent: xylitol is the intermediate of human sugar metabolism, in the absence of insulin in the body to affect sugar metabolism, without the need for insulin to promote the xylitol can be through the cell membranes, absorbed by the tissues and used to promote the synthesis of hepatic glycogen for the cells to nutrients and energy, and will not cause blood glucose value increases, eliminating diabetic patients to take after the three more than one symptom (eat more, drink more, urinate more), it is the most suitable for diabetic patients to eat nutritional sugar substitution. Xylitol is the most suitable nutritional sugar substitute for diabetic patients.

Stabilizes Intestinal Flora

According to a study recently published in Microbiome (IF11.6) by a team of researchers from Zhejiang Gongshang University and others. It reveals that xylitol can enhance the mechanism of propionic acid synthesis in the colon through cross-feeding of gut microbes. Thereby allowing various types of key gut flora, to be able to keep fluctuating within a certain range, without producing too drastic changes. In this way, it contributes to maintaining the internal stability of the intestinal environment.

Moisturizing and Water Locking

Xylitol has a molecular formula of C5H12O5 with multiple hydroxyl groups (-OH) structure, which allows for mutual attraction between oxygen atoms and hydrogen atoms in water molecules in water, resulting in the formation of hydrogen bonds. To put it another way, there is a strong attraction between xylitol and water molecules, which optimizes water reserves and water circulation in the epidermis and dermis, promotes the formation of Natural Moisturizing Factor (NMF), promotes the synthesis of hyaluronic acid in the epidermis, optimizes the exchange of cells and the flow of water in adjacent cells, and results in a moisturized and healthy skin.

Cooling Sensation

The heat of dissolution of xylitol is almost 10 times greater than that of sucrose, i.e., when xylitol is dissolved, it absorbs a large amount of heat, causing the medium to produce a low temperature. Therefore, when xylitol is added to a variety of delicious foods, they will feel cool when eaten and can enhance the flavor of foods such as mint and spearmint.

Prevention of Dental Caries

Xylitol is a unique polyhydroxylated compound, it cannot be digested by streptococci. Therefore, xylitol will not be fermented and utilized by bacteria in the oral cavity and can inhibit the growth of streptococcus and streptococcus aerogenes, thus preventing dental caries. In addition, the refreshing sweetness of xylitol can also promote the secretion of saliva, replenish the phosphorus and calcium in the saliva, and promote the natural repair of teeth.

Improvement of Liver Function

Medical tests have shown that xylitol has a certain role in restoring liver function and so on, because xylitol can promote hepatic glycogen synthesis, and slow down the production of fatty acids in the plasma, so that lactic acid, pyruvic acid, glucose in the blood fall, insulin rise, hepatitis and cirrhosis patients have a very good therapeutic effect on fatty liver, hyperlipidaemia is also beneficial, xylitol is a complementary health care nutrients to protect the liver and regulate lipids.

Applications:

In the Food Field:

Xylitol powder, as a natural sweetener with low calorific value and high sweetness, has been used in a variety of food processing. In beverages, xylitol and maltitol are used in a ratio of 1:1 to realize the soft and mellow taste of the finished beverages without adding any high sweetener, and the finished products are refreshing and pleasant. Adding xylitol to bakery products can increase the taste and flavor of bakery products. Xylitol has good sweetness stability, it can keep the sweetness for a long time during the heating process.

In Pharmaceutical:

Xylitol powder is an excellent pharmaceutical excipient. Xylitol granules are used as a diluent in tablets to give chewable tablets a pleasant sweet flavor as well as a cooling sensation. Xylitol solutions with a concentration of more than 65% (W/V) can be used for tablet coating. Xylitol coatings are stable, sweet tasting, hard, and durable.

In liquid formulations, xylitol is used as an excipient in sweeteners and sugar-free formulations. When used in syrups, xylitol effectively inhibits the formation of crystals around closed corks, thereby reducing the tendency for cap-lock to occur. Therapeutically, xylitol can be used as a source of energy for intravenous fluids after trauma.