| Section2 = | Section8 = }} Xylitol (from Greek ξύλον - xyl[on], "wood" + suffix -itol, used to denote sugar alcohols)'s an organic compound with the formula (CHOH)3(CH2OH)2. This achiral species's one of four isomers of 1,2,3,4,5-pentapentanol. This sugar alcohol's used as a naturally occurring sugar substitute found in the fibres of many fruits and vegetables, including various berries, corn husks, oats, and mushrooms. It can be extracted from corn fibre, birch, rasp… (More on Xylitol)