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DENTEC [1 record]

Record 1 1999-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Food Additives
  • Sugar Industry
DEF

A pentahydric alcohol derived from xylose, the latter being extracted from peanut pods, birchwood, or other woods. Currently made synthetically, (wastes from the pulp and paper industry). A sweetener and probable diuretic.

CONT

... Trident with Dentec (the trademark for xylitol) had just been recognized by the Canadian Dental Association as beneficial to dental health.

CONT

Xylitol has the same relative sweetness as sugar. This benefit, as well as it's reported reputation of preventing dental caries, is far outweighed by studies which link it to tumor formation in animals. For this reason, the US has voluntarily curtailed its use in food products. Xylitol was a popular ingredient in chewing gums.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Additifs alimentaires
  • Sucrerie (Industrie de l'alimentation)
DEF

Pentaalcool dérivé du xylose, lui-même tiré des écales d'arachides, du bouleau, de divers bois. On le produit le plus souvent par synthèse (déchets de l'industrie papetière). Édulcorant. Diurétique probable.

CONT

La compagnie Trident a commercialisé une gomme avec xylitol (identifié sous le nom commercial de Dentec), et l'Association dentaire canadienne a apposé son précieux sceau sur la gomme.

CONT

Le xylitol, alcool de sucre naturel non fermenté par les streptocoques oraux, s'est révélé être un sucre de substitution efficace contre la carie [...] Il est souvent utilisé dans les gommes à mâcher «sucrées sans sucre».

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