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minus-squarePringles@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·15 hours agoSearch for chewing gum that uses sorbitol as sweetener instead. Luckily for me my favorite brand, Airwaves, uses that and not xylitol.
minus-squarerealitista@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·14 hours agoIsn’t it just another sugar alcohol? I’m sure it’s up next on the list, just not as popular.
minus-squarePringles@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down3·14 hours agoIt is a sugar alcohol, but also naturally occurring in apples and pears, so it at least seems safer.
minus-squarebramkaandorp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·13 hours agoNot necessarily. The naturolistic fallacy exists for a reason.
minus-squarerealitista@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 hours agoXylitol also occurs naturally in plums, strawberries, raspberries, rowanberries, and bananas among others. And our livers even produce small amounts when breaking down sugars.
Search for chewing gum that uses sorbitol as sweetener instead. Luckily for me my favorite brand, Airwaves, uses that and not xylitol.
Isn’t it just another sugar alcohol? I’m sure it’s up next on the list, just not as popular.
It is a sugar alcohol, but also naturally occurring in apples and pears, so it at least seems safer.
Not necessarily. The naturolistic fallacy exists for a reason.
Xylitol also occurs naturally in plums, strawberries, raspberries, rowanberries, and bananas among others. And our livers even produce small amounts when breaking down sugars.