Gastrointestinal Disturbances Associated with the Consumption of Sugar Alcohols with Special Consideration of Xylitol: Scientific Review and Instructions for Dentists and Other Health-Care Professionals

Table 1

Relationship between the molarities and grams per 100 mL values in aqueous solutions of some dietary sugar alcohols and sucrose.

Sweetener (number of OH groups in the molecule)	Molecular weight (g/mole)	Molarity of a 5% solution	Molarity of a 10% solution	Molarity of a 35% solution
Erythritol ()	122.1	0.409	0.919	2.866
Xylitol ()	152.1	0.328	0.657	2.301
Sorbitol ()	182.2	0.274	0.549	1.921
Mannitol ()	182.2	0.274	0.549	1.921
Sucrose ()	343.3	0.146	0.292	1.022