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Sugar alcohols can be, and often are, produced from renewable resources.Particular feedstocks are starch, cellulose and hemicellulose; the main conversion technologies use H 2 as the reagent: hydrogenolysis, i.e. the cleavage of C−O single bonds, converting polymers to smaller molecules, and hydrogenation of C=O double bonds, converting sugars to sugar alcohols.
Xylitol occurs naturally in small amounts in plums, strawberries, cauliflower, and pumpkin; humans and many other animals make trace amounts during metabolism of carbohydrates. [10] Unlike most sugar alcohols, xylitol is achiral. [12] Most other isomers of pentane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol are chiral, but xylitol has a plane of symmetry.
Sucrose (table sugar) is the prototypical example of a sweet substance. Sucrose in solution has a sweetness perception rating of 1, and other substances are rated relative to this. [ 13 ] For example, another sugar, fructose , is somewhat sweeter, being rated at 1.7 times the sweetness of sucrose. [ 13 ]
Xylooligosaccharides act as a prebiotic, [3] [4] selectively feeding beneficial bacteria such as bifidobacteria and lactobacilli within the digestive tract. A large number of clinical trials have been conducted with XOS, demonstrating a variety of health benefits, including improvements in blood sugars and lipids, digestive health benefits ...
A humectant is a substance that is used to keep products moisturized and affects the preservation of items, which can be used in cosmetic products, food and tobacco. A humectant-rich formulation contains simple alcoholic sugar that can increase skin hydration and helps to remove and reduce thickness of skin. [4]
Kapok seed oil, obtained from any of several related tree species, all referred to as "Kapok trees", for example: Ceiba pentandra, Bombax ceiba and Bombax costatum – used as an edible oil, and in soap production. [3] [4] Karaya gum – thickener, vegetable gum, stabilizer, emulsifier; Kelp – Kokam – Kola nut extract – Konjac ...
Erythritol (/ ɪ ˈ r ɪ θ r ɪ t ɒ l /, US: /-t ɔː l,-t oʊ l /) [2] is an organic compound, the naturally occurring achiral meso four-carbon sugar alcohol (or polyol). [3] It is the reduced form of either D- or L-erythrose and one of the two reduced forms of erythrulose.
Attar, or qatir (Arabic: قَطْر) is a type of sweet syrup used in the preparation of Middle Eastern desserts.It is made of primarily sugar and water, and is reduced slightly until somewhat golden and thicker.