Xylitol 100% Natural Sweetener by Ausweet 1kg

Xylitol 100% Natural Sweetener by Ausweet Size 1kg

Xylitol is an all-natural substance that is produced by human body during normal glucose metabolism. Xylitol is found in nature in berries,mushrooms, birch trees and corncobs. It looks and tastes like sugar, but with fewer calories and carbohydrates, and teaspoon for teaspoon behaves like sugar in almost all your recipes.

The benefits of using xylitol include:

• Xylitol does not cause an insulin reaction in the body, making it desirable for people with diabetes and hypoglycemia and for low carbohydrates dieters;
• Xylitol has a low Glycemic Index of just 7 (Foods with lowest numbers are the healthiest, table sugar rates 110, and glucose rates 100);
• Xylitol helps prevent tooth decay;
• Xylitol reduces plaque formation on teeth;
• Xylitol may help prevent osteoporosis;
• Xylitol stops the development of strep bacteria in the mouth and intestines;
• Xylitol has 40% fewer calories than sugar and is as sweet as sugar;
• Xylitol has 75% fewer carbohydrates than sugar

Xylitol is a natural substance found in fibrous vegetables and fruit, as well as in corn cobs and birch tree. It is a natural, intermediate product which regularly occurs in the glucose metabolism of man and other animals as well as in the metabolism of several plants and micro-organisms. Xylitol is produced naturally in our bodies, in fact we make up to 15 grams daily during normal metabolism.

Although xylitol tastes and looks exactly like sugar, that is where the similarities end. Xylitol is really sugar's mirror image. While sugar wreaks havoc on the body, xylitol heals and repairs. It also builds immunity, protects against chronic degenerative disease and has anti-ageing benefits. Xylitol is considered a five-carbon sugar, which means it is an antimicrobial, preventing the growth of bacteria. While sugar is acid forming, xylitol is alkaline enhancing. All other forms of sugar, including sorbitol, another popular alternative sweetener, are six-carbon sugars which feed dangerous bacteria and fungi.

Approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1963, xylitol has no known toxic levels. The only discomfort, that some sensitive people may notice initially when taking large amounts is mild diarrhoea or slight cramping. Since the body makes xylitol daily, as well as the enzymes to break it down, any discomfort usually disappears within a few days as the body's enzymatic activity adjusts to a higher intake.

Ausweet xylitol is produced from corncobs, widely consumed all around the world. Our xylitol is Kosher and HACCP certified and approved by FDA and FSANZ.

Although xylitol is just as sweet as sugar, we recommend that you try a little less xylitol to what you would use of sugar and then adjust from there. Some people use a little less and some like a bit more sweetness - it's up to you!

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