Tasty, healthy candy. Something reminiscent of tick-tock, but the structure is much more pleasant, and tastes much more. The composition contains a useful oral xylitol. Usually we eat a few pieces after the meal. The store also sold berries and citrus fruits such candy. REFERENCE. Xylitol - sugar alcohol (penta), optically inactive isomer. Xylitol sweetness close to sucrose. In the body, it is almost completely absorbed, it increases the secretion of bile and gastric juices, improves bowel motility. According to scientific data, the replacement of the sugar xylitol resulted in a reduction of caries. This is due to the fact that xylitol significantly reduced acidity is less plaque than glucose or sucrose. After brushing your teeth with toothpaste with xylitol content of the plaque bacterial polysaccharides (carbohydrates) that cause cavities, decreased, and increased ammonia content. In addition, increased activity of salivary lactoperoxidase, which causes lysis of microorganisms. Xylitol is very toxic to microorganisms of the oral cavity. However, xylitol has nedostaka. It is very slowly absorbed in the intestine. Its amount exceeding the daily dose of 30-50 g (few tablespoons pure substance), resulting in diarrhea. Therefore, be careful to use products with Xylitol especially those with a penchant for urolithiasis.
