Assize Index

Azúcares y edulcorantes

Xilitol

GI(Glucose = 100)

Principal · 13 GI

Livesey — Health potential of polyols as sugar replacers (Nutrition Research Reviews) (2003)

Energy(kcal/100g)

Principal · 240 kcal/100g

FDA — calorie conversion factors for sugar alcohols (nutrition labeling) (2016)

Carbs(g/100g)

Principal · 100 g/100g

FDA — calorie conversion factors for sugar alcohols (nutrition labeling) (2016)

Sugars(g/100g)

Principal · 0 g/100g

FDA — calorie conversion factors for sugar alcohols (nutrition labeling) (2016)

Beneficios funcionales

  • No favorece la caries

    21 CFR 101.80 eligible sugar alcohol when food sugars/plaque-pH criteria are met. Not an anticaries drug claim.

    FDA — 21 CFR 101.80 Health claims: noncariogenic carbohydrate sweeteners and dental caries (2024)

  • Reducción de Streptococcus mutans (consumo habitual)

    Review of clinical / plaque studies: xylitol disrupts S. mutans energy cycle and can support remineralization context (often chewing gum, ~5–10 g/d split doses). Vehicle and dose matter — not a drug claim.

    Nayak et al. — Xylitol on dental caries and oral flora (J Int Soc Prev Community Dent) (2014)

Los minerales citados pueden sumar hasta +2 en El mejor endulzante para el día a día — ver Methods.

Riesgos y efectos secundarios

  • Molestias digestivas por efecto osmótico

    caution

    Largest symptom-free single dose 0.37 g/kg in men, 0.42 in women (10–50 g in water, 55 young adults). In men, 30 g gave symptoms in 4 of 26 and 40 g in half. A drink with 35 g or 50 g caused significant symptoms and watery stools (Storey 2007). Not a medical diagnosis. Scored: −5 on Everyday Health, Diabetic-friendly and Minimally processed — largest symptom-free single dose 0.3–0.4 g/kg.

    Oku & Nakamura — Threshold for transitory diarrhea induced by ingestion of xylitol and lactitol in young male and female adults (J Nutr Sci Vitaminol) (2007)

  • Relación con eventos cardíacos (niveles en sangre)

    note

    European Heart Journal 2024: among 2,149 patients having cardiac evaluation, the highest vs lowest third of blood xylitol had more heart attacks, strokes or deaths over 3 years — adjusted HR 1.57 (1.12–2.21). A xylitol drink raised platelet responsiveness in 10 healthy adults. Blood levels the body also makes, in at-risk patients; no authority review on file yet. Scored: CV signal −7 on Everyday Health, Weight goals and Diabetic-friendly (not on Easy on the liver) — a serious outcome at low certainty.

    Witkowski et al. — Xylitol is prothrombotic and associated with cardiovascular risk (European Heart Journal) (2024)

No es consejo médico. Las penalizaciones publicadas, cuando existen, se explican en Cómo puntuamos y no representan una escala clínica de gravedad.

Notas

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Las notas explican lo que el eje abierto o las etiquetas de riesgo por sí solos no muestran; no es consejo médico.

Una celda vacía indica que aún no disponemos de una fuente que describa el método. El primer puesto responde a la regla publicada, no a un veredicto médico.