Sugar alcohol sweeteners as alternatives to sugar with special consideration of xylitol

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 303-320

  Mäkinen, Kauko K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Erythritol; Polyols; Public health; Sorbitol; Sugar alcohols; Sugar substitution; Xylitol

Indexed keywords

ALDITOL; ERYTHRITOL; SORBITOL; SUGAR; SUGAR ALCOHOL; SWEETENING AGENT; XYLITOL;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MOUTH HYGIENE; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS; SUGAR INTAKE; TOOTH PLAQUE;

CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; DENTAL CARIES; ERYTHRITOL; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SORBITOL; SUGAR ALCOHOLS; SWEETENING AGENTS; XYLITOL;

EID: 79956156932     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: 14230151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000324534     Document Type: Review

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