Re: Re: Sweetners: Erythritol/xylitol/stevia

[Guest guest]

Iris: thanks for your research on these sweetners. Your aversion to

sucralose seems to have a positive side since we all reap the benefits of

your research of other sweetners, some of which have interesting positive

side benefits. The archives and previous discussions relate the benefits or

xylitol and include among the ones you mentioned, a bone building effect

related by Mambo Mambo here:

/message/3486

and: /message/1223

Since bone loss is a possible problem among CRONIES, even tho xylitol has a

small amt of calories, it may be worthwhile considering.

Anyone posting about alternate sweetners: please add the word sweetners in

the title of your post (especially if the word is not in the body of your

post) for easy searching the archives. The words: Erythritol/xylitol/stevia

are not as easily remembered.

on 8/27/2002 8:18 AM, oc9 at ibap@... wrote:

> The least expensive source for both xylitol and erythritol (so far)

> seems to be http://www.beyond-a-century.com which sells both for

> $6/lb. (Google search again.) This is in contrast to some other

> sites selling branded products for in excess of $8/lb for xylitol,

> and $12/lb for erythritol. www.xylitolnow.com has a range of xylitol

> products, and sells the crystals in 12 lb. bags for about $6.15/lb.

> It might be more convenient in the larger packages, especially if

> you're ordering other stuff from them. So far, I find the xylitol to

> be more satisfactory than the erythritol - figures, it's the higher

> calorie one. It may be that I need to use more of the erythritol.

>

> There is lots of published information on xylitol indicating that it

> reduces cavities and ear infections, apparently especially when used

> in chewing gum, and some hints that erythritol probably does the

> same. Even more interesting is the data that says giving it to

> mothers while pregnant and while their children are small, reduces

> the transmission of the bacteria that cause cavities. These bacteria

> are normally colonized in children's mouths from their mother's. One

> wonders how this would relate to the new data on heart health and

> dental health - protect your heart, chew xylitol gum?

>

> D-mannose, a related sugar, is not metabolized, and is apparently the

> active ingredient in cranberry juice in fighting urinary tract

> infections. It works by binding to e. coli better than e. coli can

> bind to cells, so they get flushed out of the body, and is considered

> a treatment for recurrent UTIs. You have to wonder if the

> xylitol/erythritol effect is similar, just being delivered more

> effectively in gum to the mouth and ear region. I have seen no

> information on using this as a sweetener, just as a UTI treatment.

>

> My earlier experiences with stevia have not been positive, so I have

> rather neglected it. I'm trying a new formulation of it, and will

> let you know if I think it's any better.

>

> Iris

>

I would like to add xylitol, stevia, and any info that Iris digs up on

erythritol to the files. I checked the files for the discussion on xylitol

and couldn't find the source, so MM and anyone else who uses it, could you

please repost where you get it and approximate prices? Same for those who

use stevia; I know there are a few on the list who use it and don't care for

sucralose. So please tell us the best/cheapest sources and I'll put them

on file.

on 8/25/2002 11:47 AM, oc9 at ibap@... wrote:

> I note in the archives that there was a discussion of xylitol at one

> time, but no discussion of erythritol as a sweetener. It has fewer

> calories than xylitol (.2/g rather than xylitol's 2.4) , although it

> certainly doesn't have the studies saying it is actually beneficial.

> Has anyone used it?

>

> Iris

[Guest guest]

Found it. MM has also related in the archives that he gets his xylitol

from Beyond-a-Century. Iris has also recommended Beyond as the best source.

Unless we hear from anyone else I'll put that in the files as the best

source.

on 8/27/2002 8:44 AM, Francesca Skelton at fskelton@... wrote:

> I checked the files for the discussion on xylitol

> and couldn't find the source, so MM and anyone else who uses it, could you

> please repost where you get it and approximate prices?