Is Xylitol Sugar? Xylitol, Sugar, and Youngevity’s Root Beer Belly

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Xylitol and Root Beer Belly

Many Youngevity products including famous Root Beer Belly Probiotic replace the use of sugar and artificial sweeteners with Xylitol.   So what is Xylitol? Is it healthy?

Note: The following information comes from the website Xylitol.org.  I encourage to you to check out their site for more detailed information about Xylitol. 

Is Xylitol Sugar?

Xylitol is a naturally occurring carbohydrate, that looks and tastes just like regular table sugar. It is a natural sweetener that can be extracted from any woody fibrous plant material. Commercially it is extracted from renewable resources such as corn cobs, and also from less environmentally sustainable sources such as hardwood. Xylitol also occurs naturally in our bodies – in fact, an average size adult manufactures up to 15 grams of xylitol daily during normal metabolism. Pure xylitol is a white crystalline substance that looks and tastes like sugar.

Why Use Xylitol rather than sugar?  

Xylitol has a delicious, sweet taste, and no unpleasant aftertaste! Xylitol has about a third the calories as table sugar, and is a healthy alternative for diabetics. Not only does it make an excellent sugar substitute, but it aids in the prevention of dental caries, and reduces plaque formation.

Where does Xylitol come from?

Xylitol is found widely in nature, most of the fruits and vegetables that we eat on a daily basis have small amounts of xylitol. For commercial purposes xylitol comes from two sources: corncobs or trees. Even though the end resulting product is the same, the process to extract it from these two sources is not.

Corncobs are our preferred source for xylitol, it is much more sustainable and environmentally friendly. Corncobs are a renewable resource and are normally waste at the end of the season. Using corncobs that take 5 months to grow as a source for xylitol is much more sustainable than using trees that take 20 years to grow as a source for xylitol.

Xylitol is a safe, healthy alternative to regular sugar.   If you haven’t tried any Youngevity products before such as Root Beer Belly, why not contact me today and check out GetYour90.com to see if this opportunity business is for you.

Featured Sources:  Xylitol.org