Xylitol USA - Xyla Naturally Sugar Free Mints Wintermint - 100 Piece(s) Xylitol USA Xyla Naturally Sugar Free Mints Wintermint is 97% pure Xylitol and healthy for your teeth. Xylitol is a natural, non-fermentable sweetener, that helps restore a proper Ph balance to the mouth. A properly balanced Ph creates an inhospitable environment to destructive bacteria, especially the worst variety, Streptococcus mutans. Xylitol USA Xyla Naturally Sugar Free mints Wintermint has a great taste, and a little tart. Xylitol USA Xyla Naturally Sugar Free Mints Wintermint Highlights: Made in the USA 100% Natural North American Birch Xylitol Sweetened 0.5 g of Xylitol per piece Helps prevent cavities Safe for diabetics What is Xylitol?Xylitol is an all natural sweetener that looks and tastes like sugar. Xylitol is naturally occurring in many of the fruits and vegetables we eat on a daily basis. Once extracted and processed it yields a white, crystalline granule that can be used in any recipe that calls for sugar. It's good for your teeth, stabilizes insulin and hormone levels, promotes good health and has none of the negative side effects of white sugar or artificial sweeteners. It contains only 2.4 calories per gram and is slowly absorbed as a complex carbohydrate. Xylitol looks like sugar, tastes like sugar, and is the same sweetness as sugar - making it the ideal natural sugar replacement. Xylitol is a natural insulin stabilizer, therefore it doesn't cause a spike in blood sugar and actually helps reduce sugar and carbohydrate cravings. There is a growing consensus among anti-aging research that maintaining low insulin levels is one of the keys to a successful anti-aging program. Xylitol has no known toxic levels, though excessive use might cause a mild laxative effect which resolves as the body's enzymatic activity adjusts.