erythritol
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- noun
- /ɪˈrɪθrɪtɔl/
- Specialized
- Erythritol is a popular sugar alcohol that is often used as a low-calorie sweetener in desserts.
Examples
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As far as I know, the only sugar alcohol that isn't a laxative (except at extremely high doses) is erythritol.
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I typically prefer sucralose or erythritol; stevia is yuck, although I will accept Truvia (which is erythritol with a little stevia).
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And I was in the pet food store the other day and I saw your erythritol in a, in a pet treat.
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I think I'm going to try this later today, but the erythritol not count as a carb.
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I bring up erythritol because it is often used as a "bulking agent" for stevia.
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I typically prefer sucralose or erythritol; stevia is yuck, although I will accept Truvia (which is erythritol with a little stevia).
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The label on the product lists erythritol among its sweetening ingredients, highlighting its low calorie content.
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Many people choose erythritol as a healthier alternative to sugar in their beverages and snacks.
Surface Forms
Morphology
erythritol = erythrit + ol
A technical chemical name formed from a Greek combining form and a chemical suffix; its meaning as a sugar alcohol is not derivable by an average B1 learner from the parts.
Etymology
The word erythritol comes from the Greek root erythros, meaning 'red', because it is named after the sugar erythrose, and the ending -itol is the common name for sugar alcohols like sorbitol. So, erythritol is the alcohol form of that sugar and is used as a low-calorie sweetener.