Xylitol

Sweeteners and Sugar Alternatives in Food Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 347-382

  Zacharis, Christos ^a  

^a Active Nutrition DuPont Nutrition and Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birch sugar; Bulk sweetener; Dental benefits; Sugar free carbohydrate; Sugar free chewing gum; Sweetener; Xylitol

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887218702     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118373941.ch16     Document Type: Chapter

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