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REFERENCES

European Economic Community Council (EEC). 1990. Directive on food labeling. Off. J. Eur. Communities No. L 276/40 (Oct.6).

Grenby, T.H., Phillips, A., Mistry, M.: Studies of the dental properties of lactitol compared with five other bulk sweeteners in vitro. Caries Research. 23:315-319, 1989.

Grenby, T.H., Phillips, A.: Dental and metabolic observations on lactitol in laboratory rats. British Journal of Nutrition. 61:17-24, 1989.

Grenby, T.H., Desai, T.: A trial of lactitol in sweets and its effects on human dental plaque. British Dental Journal. 164:383-387, 1988.

Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives, IPCS Toxicological evaluation of certain food additives and contaminants: Lactitol, 27th report Geneva, WHO Food Additives Series, 1983, pp.82-94

U.S. Food and Drug Administration. PURAC biochem b.v.; Filing of petition for affirmation of GRAS status (lactitol) Federal Register, Vol. 58 No.174:47746, 1993

Van Es, A.J.H., de Groot, L., Vogt, J.E.: Energy balances of eight volunteers fed on diets supplemented with either lactitol or saccharose. British Journal of Nutrition. 56:545-554, 1986.

van Velthuijsen, J.A., Blankers, I.H.: Lactitol: A new reduced-calorie sweetener. In: Alternative Sweeteners (2ed.), L.O. Nabors & R.C. Gelardi eds., Marcel Dekker, Inc., N.Y., 1991.

LACTITOL

Bulk sweetener which can be blended with low-calorie sweeteners (e.g., acesulfame K, aspartame, neotame, saccharin and sucralose) and/or other polyols (e.g., sorbitol, xylitol)
Clean and mild sweet taste with no aftertaste
Reduced-calorie sweetener with 2 calories per gram
Potential use in a variety of low-calorie, low-fat and sugar-free foods
Beneficial for people with diabetes because it does not raise blood glucose or insulin levels
Does not contribute to the formation of dental caries
Functions as a prebiotic

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