HealthAugust 3, 2026

erythritol

uh-RITH-ruh-tol

Definition

A type of sugar alcohol used as a low-calorie artificial sweetener in food and beverages.

Etymology

The name is derived from erythrose, a four-carbon sugar, combined with the suffix -itol, which is used in chemistry to denote sugar alcohols.

In the news

Erythritol is listed as one of the specific artificial sweeteners that researchers studied for potential links to accelerated cognitive decline in younger adults.

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