Erythritol
Erythritol is a polyol bulk sweetener used to provide sweetness, bulking, and texture with 0 kcal/g for U.S. nutrition labeling. In public U.S. GRAS notices its intended uses include reduced-calorie beverages, fruit slushies, smoothies, dairy drinks, frozen desserts, sauces, baked goods, confectionery, gum, and tabletop sweeteners.
- Concern
- Low concern
- Function
- Artificial Sweeteners
What this is
The clearest established adverse effect is dose-related gastrointestinal intolerance (especially laxation/diarrhoea after large bolus intakes). A newer cardiovascular controversy based on observational biomarker studies and short-term platelet studies remains unresolved; FDA and EFSA currently say available evidence does not establish a causal diet-related cardiovascular risk at permitted uses.
Critical Endpoints
The key endpoints experts review in safety assessments (critical endpoints). This is not a prediction of harm.
No critical endpoints are listed for this ingredient yet.
Restaurant Usage
1 linked ingredient reports
State Actions
0 current actions
No current state action is listed for this ingredient in the policy tracker.
Sources
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