| Section2 = | Section8 = }} Xylitol is a five-carbon sugar alcohol that's used as a sugar substitute. Xylitol is a naturally occurring sweetener found in the fibers of many fruits and vegetables, including various berries, corn husks, oats, and mushrooms. It can be extracted from corn fibre, birch, raspberries, plums, and corn. Xylitol is roughly as sweet as sucrose but with only two-thirds the food energy. Extraction of xylitol Xylitol was first derived from Birch trees in Finland in the 19th… (More on Xylitol)