sorbitol

Definitions

Food

• A compound found in many fruits and berries but now synthesized from glucose for use as a humectant and as a sweetening agent for diabetics. Available as a water solution E420(ii).

Medical

• noun a white crystalline sweet alcohol which is used as a sweetener and a moisturiser, and in the manufacture of vitamin C

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Contexts for “sorbitol”

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• Medical