It absorbs heat when dissolved in water, so when consumed in solid form, it will produce a pleasant cooling sensation in the mouth. The PH of 10% aqueous solution is 5.0-7.0.
White crystalline granules or powder, sweet in taste, equivalent to sucrose in sweetness, very soluble in water (about 160g/100ml), slightly soluble in ethanol and methanol, melting point 91-96°C, boiling point 216°C, calorific value 16.72 KJ/g (same as glucose).
1. Xylitol has anti-caries effect.
2. Xylitol can be used as a therapeutic agent, nutritional agent and optimal sweetener for diabetics; it is an ideal drug for treating diabetes and an ideal sweet food for people with abnormal sugar metabolism.
3. Xylitol can improve liver function.
4. Xylitol has an anti-ketone body effect and is an ideal anti-ketone body drug for patients with diabetes and starvation ketosis;
5. Xylitol has the function of controlling the synthesis of glycerol, neutral fat, and free fatty acids, can control weight gain, and is used to treat obesity;
6. Xylitol has good thermal stability and does not produce chemical reactions when heated with amino acids. Various preparations can be prepared with amino acids, and are suitable for special infusions for patients with hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, hepatitis, sugar-avoidance and frail patients in recent years;
7. Xylitol is absorbed by the intestinal wall more slowly than other sugars and can be used as a diarrhea medicine for senile constipation without any pain or side effects.
| Item | Index | Item | Index | |
| Xylitol content(Dry)/% | 98.5-101.0 | Dry weight loss/% | ≤0.50 | |
| Reducing sugar (measured as glucose)/%， | ≤0.20 | Burning residue/% | ≤0.10 | |
| Other polyols /%, | ≤1.0 | （Pb）/mg/kg | ≤1.0 | |
| Total arsenic（As）/mg/kg | ≤3.0 | （Ni）/mg/kg | ≤1.0 | |
