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 2

Maximum bolus doses of some dietary sugar alcohols not causing catharsis. Based on de Cock [15].

Sugar alcohol	Maximum sugar alcohol dose (g/kg body weight)
	Male	Female
Erythritol	0.66	0.80
Xylitol	0.3	0.3
	0.35–0.4	0.35–0.4
D-Glucitol	0.17	0.24
D-Mannitol	0.3	0.3

Based on the 2-year Turku feeding study in adult subjects accustomed to xylitol [4].