date:Oct 30, 2012
uth as their crystalline structure melts. Erythritol and xylitol have a very notable cooling effect.
Depending on the type of polyol, the cooling effect varies. All of them have a clean, sweet, but weak, taste, says Gascon.
Xylitol is the sweetest and approximates sugar with 100% the sweetness of sucrose. Erythritol is about 70%, and maltitol has 80%. Mannitol (50% as sweet) and sorbitol (60%) require a laxation claim in accordance with Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 180, Se