![]() ![]() I believe they came back but were only selling candy bars. They seemed to have went out-of-business, at least in america, which is how I found the gum on clearance at a dollar store. IIRC, their pieces of gum were much bigger than any of the ones you've shown and lasted much longer. I beleive they were located in Finland, which I heard is the best source for birch xylitol. The best xylitol gum I've used is the Leaf brand years ago. cinnamon, spearmint, etc.), which doesn't last much longer. And all you are left with is the flavoring of the gum (i.e. I chew several of these tablets at once because they are so small, and even then the sweetness of the gum is gone literally within minutes (if that!). I don't agree with your assertion that chewing gum is a good dosing choice because it exposes you to xylitol over a longer period of time. One would have to assume it would provide an antacid effect in the mouth too. But also suggests that other compounds are more effective in raising calcium levels in saliva.Ģ) It's easy to find reference to it being used as an abrasive in toothpaste formulations, implying that its presence doesn't harm teeth.ģ) I also see study findings on the web were its inclusion in gum provides an antacid effect (neutralizes esophageal acidity). Once again, I have no definitive answers to give you.ġ) This article describes its use to promote enamel remineralization. "How would calcium carbonate affect the dental benefit?" So, on a practical level, probably the inclusion of these compounds is in consequential. An act that tends to dilute and buffer oral acids. A big benefit of using sugar-free chewing gum of any sort is that using it promotes salivation. Only the company will be in a position to give you any sort of precise answer but remember the product is a chewing gum. I assume you are concerned about ingredients that might give the gum a low pH and therefore contribute to dental erosion. "contain a small amount of citrus peel powder and some have added citric acid" So in regard to dietary needs, it seems that the addition or subtraction of this amount to your daily diet is unlikely to play any significant role.Īnd yes, xylitol (a sugar alcohol) is a type of carbohydrate (a molecule made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen). You'll notice that suggested levels of xylitol use for the prevention of tooth decay (the topic of this website) are very low. In regard to sugar alcohols and dietary needs, I'm not really going to have an answer. (A chewing gum, like described above would make an infinitely better choice.) So clearly this isn't the type of product you should consider for a xylitol source. The ones I saw typically listed one of these sugars first in the ingredient list, and really no mention of xylitol at all. These items seem to contain high levels of (cavity-casuing) sugars, primarily glucose and fructose. I'm not really all that familiar with this type of product, so I looked it up on the web (choosing the brand that had this exact wording in it's name). ![]() (If you know of other well-documented items, please leave a note in the comments section below.) This list isn't intended to be all-inclusive. The following table contains a list of chewing gums we've identified (or readers have discovered) whose xylitol content is reasonably high and easy to find documented (preferably on the product's labeling). We wonder, how can a manufacturer who has gone to the trouble of creating a decent quality product not understand that a person needs to be able to judge their per-day xylitol consumption in order to create an optimal anti-cavity effect? Oh well. We were surprised to find that some manufacturers of high-content products seemed to feel that documenting this fact on their gum's packaging was not important. (With this brand, 2 pieces = 1 serving.) Even some of the better products we found had poor labeling. ![]()
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