Xylitol: version 1

Saved 2026-09-13 17:39 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added Wrigley's Extra Peppermint Sugarfree Gum 35 g Handy Box (EAN 4009900016179) from the wanted list (old Barcodepedia title "wrigleys extra handy box peppermint"). - Identity: confirmed by the Ope. This is the current version.

Source of v1

# Xylitol <!--ingredient-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Xylitol
e_number: E967
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name        | type     | locale | from | until |
| ----------- | -------- | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| E967        | e_number |        |      |       |
| birch sugar | search   | en     |      |       |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref             | url                                                                     | title                                                                               | accessed   | publisher       | kind        | published  | record_id | locator                  | licence      | attribution                  | upstream |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ------------------------ | ------------ | ---------------------------- | -------- |
| wp-xylitol      | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylitol                                   | Xylitol                                                                             | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia       | publication |            |           |                          | CC BY-SA     | Wikipedia contributors       |          |
| off-ingredients | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/400/990/001/6179/3.jpg | Ingredient panel of the 35 g Handy Box, with the start of the nutrition declaration | 2026-09-13 | Open Food Facts | pack        | 2019-01-10 |           | Side panel, raw upload 3 | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors |          |
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## About <!--about-->
Xylitol is a sugar alcohol, a colourless or white crystalline solid sometimes called birch sugar because it can be extracted from birch wood; it is used as a food additive and sugar substitute under the European Union code E967.[^wp-xylitol] It was first isolated from beech wood chips by Emil Fischer and Rudolf Stahel in 1890.[^wp-xylitol] It sweetens the 2019 label of Wrigley's Extra Peppermint Handy Box.[^off-ingredients]
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