NOW Foods Real Food Xylitol Natural Sweetener Alternative to Sugar 1 lb (454 g)

Description

NOW Foods Real Food Xylitol Natural Sweetener Alternative to Sugar 1 lb (454 g)
Description
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Always Non-GMO
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1/3 Fewer Calories than Sugar
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Pure and Natural Sweetener
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Excellent Alternative to Sugar
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Kosher
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Naturally Sweet
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Vegetarian-Vegan Product
There's a lot to like about Xylitol. This naturally-occurring sugar alcohol is one of the healthiest and most unique sweeteners you'll find. Unlike sugars such as sucrose and fructose, NOW Real Food Xylitol is sugar alcohol, which doesn't promote tooth decay. Even though it's classified as a carbohydrate, it has a low glycemic impact due to its slow absorption in the digestive tract, and its caloric impact is around 1/3 lower than other carbohydrates, making Xylitol a healthy sweetener that's hard to beat.
NOW Real Food Pure Xylitol Powder is derived from non-GMO corn and is the perfect healthy substitute for sugar in many cooking applications.
Because you are what you eat, NOW Real Food has been committed to providing delicious, healthy, natural foods since 1968. We're independent, family owned, and proud of it. Keep it natural. Keep it real.
Other Ingredients
Xylitol, powder (non-gmo).
Packaged in a peanut-free facility that processes tree nuts.
Warnings
Caution:
Diarrhea may occur with excessive consumption. If this happens, reduce intake or discontinue use.
Note:
Do not feed Xylitol to dogs or other pets.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Teaspoon (
4 g
)
Servings per Container: About 114
Amount Per Serving
% Daily Value
Calories
10
Calories from Fat
0
Total Fat
0 g
0%
Saturated Fat
0 g
0%
Trans Fat
0 g
*
Cholesterol
0 mg
0%
Sodium
0 mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
4 g
1%
Dietary Fiber
0 g
*
Sugars
0 g
*
Xylitol
4 g
*
Protein
0 g
*
Vitamin A
0%
Vitamin C
0%
Calcium
0%
Iron
0%
Daily value not established.
Other Ingredients: Pure xylitol powder (non-gmo).
Packaged in a peanut-free facility that processes tree nuts.
Warnings
Diarrhea may occur with excessive consumption. If this happens, reduce intake or discontinue use.
Xylitol is safe for people, but harmful to dogs. Do not feed to pets.
NOW Foods Xylitol -
1 lb
.
NOW Foods Xylitol is an outstanding alternative to conventional table sugar that's much lower in carbohydrates. NOW Foods Xylitol is sugar alcohol that is derived from corn, and is approximately 50% less sweet than sugar, and has a much lower glycemic rating. As a result, NOW Foods Xylitol metabolizes slower in the body and helps support healthy blood/glucose levels already within the normal range. Extensive clinical studies continue to demonstrate that Xylitol is safe for both adults and children. Try some NOW Foods Xylitol today and see for yourself!
What is Xylitol?
Xylitol is a naturally occurring low-calorie sweetener found in fruits, vegetables and certain hardwoods. Our bodies can produce up to
15 grams
of Xylitol from other foods we ingest daily. This sweetener is not a newcomer in the marketplace. Initially discovered by a German scientist in 1891, sugar shortages caused by World War II stimulated a group of innovative folks from Finland to rediscover this wonderful sugar substitute. They called it “koivusokeri or “birch sugar” because they derived it from a fiber found in birch tree bark. By the 1960s, Xylitol was being used in Europe, the Soviet Union and Japan. Today it’s used in the USA as a sweetener that’s approved by the FDA and the ADA. Though Xylitol is commercially manufactured from the cellulose of wood, cane pulp, seed hulls or cornhusk; NOW Foods Xylitol is made from cornhusk.
What’s the difference between Xylitol and regular table sugar?
Xylitol is technically not a sugar but rather a sugar alcohol (polyol). Unlike other well-known sugars like sucrose, fructose, sorbitol and dextrose that have 6 carbon atoms, Xylitol contains only 5 carbon atoms. Unlike sugar Xylitol is slowly absorbed, does not cause a rapid blood sugar increase and does not require an immediate insulin response from the body to be metabolized. Its unique characteristic accounts for the fact that this reduced calorie sweetener boasts 40% less caloric impact at 2.4 calories per gram versus 4 calories for sugar. Xylitol provides approximately the same sweetness as sugar with a slight cool sensation.
Are there any other health benefits that can attributed to Xylitol?
Many Clinical and field tests have proven that the consumption of Xylitol combined with proper oral hygiene significantly reduces new dental caries (cavities). It accomplishes this anti-cavity function via a couple of mechanisms. Food containing refined sugar is an energy source for bacteria like Streptococcus mutans that quickly multiply and produce harmful acids. When the pH of the bacterial laden saliva drops too far below a safe neutral level of 7, the calcium and phosphate elements of your tooth enamel start to dissolve and form small pores. This is the beginning of cavity formation. Because it doesn’t ferment, Xylitol is not a food source for these acid-producing bacteria. The bacteria count is reduced, the healthy neutral pH of the saliva is preserved and cavity formation is stopped in its tracks. Xylitol increases the flow of our naturally alkaline saliva that’s used to rinse the teeth of acids as well as helping to remineralize the enamel.
NOW's Mission
The NOW mission is - To provide value in products and services that empower people to lead healthier lives. NOW Foods is an award-winning and highly respected manufacturer of vitamins, minerals, dietary supplements and natural foods.
In 1948, with the natural food and supplement industry in its infancy, entrepreneur Paul Richard paid 0 for the purchase of Fearn Soya Foods—a Chicago based manufacturer of grain and legume-based products. Th as founded under the belief that good health was not a luxury available only to the wealthy. For the past forty years, NOW has made it their life's work to offer health food and nutritional supplements of the highest quality, at prices that are fair and affordable to all those who seek them. Today, NOW Foods is one of the top-selling brands in health foods stores, an award-winning manufacturer, a respected advocate of the natural product industry, and a leader in the fields of nutritional science and methods development. And while NOW has grown considerably over the past four decades, one thing has never changed – NOW's commitment to providing products and services that empower people to lead healthier lives.
NOW Commitments
Customer Focused and Information Driven
- NOW believes that their products, services, and the decisions they make should be primarily influenced by the desires and needs of NOW customers. The decisions that NOW makes should be based on accurate information and therefore NOW places a high value on knowledge and learning within their organization.
Quality and Value Oriented
- Acting in the best interest of NOW customers, NOW endeavors to produce the highest quality products at competitive prices. NOW's first priority is to maintain quality where it counts the most – in the products. NOW's exceptional cost-conscious team of employees then focuses their energies on driving costs down. Nurturing this competency of value drives NOW's ability to provide high quality products at the very best prices.
Natural is Better
- NOW is convinced that natural products are better than their synthetic counterparts and produce better results in human health. Therefore, wherever possible, NOW strives to provide products that contain natural ingredients because they are better for their customers.
NOW Science
NOW's experienced professional and technical staff formulates their products to be of the highest quality. NOW has a group of biochemists, chemists, nutritionists, and food technologists who review current science and nutritional parameters, and formulate our products to be effective for the intended use. NOW's structure/function claims are based on science for active ingredients, and on nutritional science for nutritional content. Serving sizes are based on doses from clinical studies and other published data. NOW's contemporary formulas are designed to meet the health and wellness needs of today’s consumers. NOW uses ingredients that have been tested for effectiveness in clinical trials and laboratory studies. The heart of NOW science is third party independent research. NOW investigates and review clinical studies and other lab studies conducted on their ingredients and their formulas. Best science is used to support best formulations which lead to best quality. NOW products are constantly being tested in clinical trials conducted at top universities and research centers around the country and in various parts of the world. NOW products are being tested to determine such things as effectiveness for joint support, quality of life for cancer patients, cardiovascular support, and athletic endurance. Effective products mean health and wellness benefits, which mean quality.
GMP Quality Assured
NOW’s GMP certification covers standard operating procedures, employee training, product specifications, expiration dating, vendor certifications and much more. Standard operating procedures include sampling and testing incoming materials according to NOW Foods specifications, inspecting manufacturing processes, and testing finished products to specifications. Tests include organoleptic evaluation (human senses such as sight, taste, smell), physical testing of tablets a:tate-of-the-art analytical testing lab, as well as microbiological testing by NOW Foods’ in-house rapid analysis microbiological lab.
MANUFACTURER INFO
Mission
Since 1968 NOW has been a leader in the natural products industry. Even when healthy foods and natural supplements weren’t mainstream, we’ve never wavered from our mission – to provide value in products and services that empower people to lead healthier lives.
Facilities
As one of the natural products industry’s premier manufacturers, NOW owns and operates several manufacturing and distribution facilities in the
United States
and
Canada
. NOW is headquartered in
Bloomingdale
,
Illinois
, where our corporate offices and primary manufacturing facility are located. NOW also operates a cutting-edge distribution facility in the neighboring town of
Roselle
. To better service our west coast customers NOW also operates a manufacturing and distribution facility in
Sparks
,
Nevada
. Both the Bloomingdale and
Sparks
facilities also house state-of-the-art testing laboratories, where NOW’s quality technicians use the latest analytical instrumentation to perform approximately 16,000 tests on ingredients and finished products each month.
Environment
As a natural products manufacturer, NOW is keenly aware of our potential impact on the environment, and we’re committed to responsible stewardship of our planet through the reduction of our carbon footprint and other sustainability initiatives. At NOW we work with various organizations to assess our impact on the environment, and each year we receive a report estimating how much we’ve reduced our carbon footprint through the use of recycled cardboard.
Charity
NOW is proud to host and participate in environmental initiatives throughout our local community. When disaster strikes close to home NOW stands ready to help our friends and neighbors with charitable contributions and employee involvement. An example of our charitable outreach is the assistance NOW employees provided to several communities devastated by powerful tornadoes in 2013, including the town of
Washington
,
Illinois
. NOW employees donated food, clothing, and their time assisting with relief efforts.
As a successful business member of our local community we firmly believe it’s our responsibility to help those in need whenever we can, but especially when the need is greatest