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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