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minus-squarerealitista@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·23 天前Isn’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-down4·23 天前It is a sugar alcohol, but also naturally occurring in apples and pears, so it at least seems safer.
minus-squarebramkaandorp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·23 天前Not necessarily. The naturolistic fallacy exists for a reason.
minus-squarerealitista@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·23 天前Xylitol also occurs naturally in plums, strawberries, raspberries, rowanberries, and bananas among others. And our livers even produce small amounts when breaking down sugars.
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.