Xylitol

What the evidence says

• Laxative effect in large amountsRegulatory

  Large amounts can have a laxative effect; the EU requires a label statement above 10% added polyols and the US for some polyols above set intakes. [1][2]

Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.

Popular products that list xylitol

40 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list xylitol. The 12 most scanned:

• Peppermint Gum Pür Gum · 77 g Score 63 out of 100 Good
• Spearmint Gum Pur Score 66 out of 100 Good
• Pure Fresh Fresh Mint Mentos Score 23 out of 100 Poor
• Pur bubble gum Pur · 77 g/2.72 oz Score 63 out of 100 Good
• Mentos Pure Fresh Gum Spearmint Mentos · 100 g Score 23 out of 100 Poor
• Trident Original Flavor Trident · 26.6 g Score 32 out of 100 Poor
• Ice breaker ice cubes peppermint Ice Breakers Score 26 out of 100 Poor
• Trident spearmint slim pack Trident · trident Score 23 out of 100 Poor
• PURE WHITE gum Mentos Score 23 out of 100 Poor
• Protein Bar Peanut Butter Barebells · 220 g Score 88 out of 100 Excellent
• Fresh Mint Gum Mentos Score 23 out of 100 Poor
• Trident Original slim pack Trident Score 32 out of 100 Poor

Diets and allergens

Vegan

Yes

Vegetarian

Yes

Gluten-free

Yes

For the ingredient in general. Always check the package: a product’s own labels win.