erythritol
erythritol noun: a naturally occurring tetrahydric sugar alcohol, (2R,3S)-butane-1,2,3,4-tetraol, found in some fruits and used as a food additive and sugar substitute.
Noun
erythritol (plural erythritols)
- A naturally occurring tetrahydric sugar alcohol, (2R,3S)-butane-1,2,3,4-tetraol, found in some fruits and used as a food additive and sugar substitute.
- Erythritol exists naturally in a wide variety of foods, including mushrooms, watermelons, pears and grapes. Erythritol is also found in fermented foods such as cheese, wine, sake, beer and soy sauce. In addition, erythritol is present in the tissues and bodily fluids of humans and animals.1999, Peter de Cock, “Erythritol: A Novel Noncaloric Sweetener Ingredient”, in Antonietta Corti, editor, Low-calorie Sweeteners: Present and Future, Karger Publishers, page 110
- The resulting concentrated fermentation broth facilitates the isolation and purification of erythritol.2001, Milda E. Embuscado, Sakharam K. Patil, “13: Erythritol”, in Lyn O'Brien-Nabors, editor, Alternative Sweeteners, 3rd edition, Marcel Dekker, page 238
Forms of erythritol
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Origin of erythritol
From erythr- + -itol; ultimately from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”).
Words formed from erythritol
Questions about erythritol
- What does erythritol mean?
- Erythritol means a naturally occurring tetrahydric sugar alcohol, (2R,3S)-butane-1,2,3,4-tetraol, found in some fruits and used as a food additive and sugar substitute.
- What part of speech is erythritol?
- Erythritol is a noun.
- What is the plural of erythritol?
- The plural of erythritol is erythritols.
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