I-Xylitol iyaba yinto ethandwa kakhulu njengekhalori ephansi ehlukile yoshukela, nakuba ivame ukutholakala ushukela ophansi osetshenziselwa ezohwebo noma akukho imikhiqizo yokudla ebizwa ngokuthi ushukela njengama-candies, i-chewing gum, ne-mints. It isetshenziswa njengendlela isithako ezincane ushukela izinguqulo lezi zokudla njengoba xylitol kuyinto sweet njengoba ushukela, kodwa ine cishe 40% amakholori ambalwa ukwedlula ushukela langempela. Kuye kwazuza ukuthandwa njengendlela yokuvimbela izikhala zamazinyo.
Iyingxenye yeqembu elimnandi elibizwa ngokuba yi-sugar alcohols okungatholakala ngokuzenzakalelayo kwezinye izitshalo. Nakuba igama libonisa ukuthi liqukethe utshwala, akunjalo ngempela. Esikhundleni salokho, kuyisici esiyi-granulated, esimweni sayo esihlanzekile, futhi sibheka futhi siyakuthanda kakhulu njengoshukela langempela.
Kungenzeka ukuthi ubuke i-Xylitol ethengiswa esikhwameni esikhulu emikhiqizweni efana ne-Ideal Sweetener ne-Xylosweet. Le mikhiqizo ihloselwe ukusetshenziswa ekhaya njengokushukela okuyishukela futhi okuhloswe ukuba isetshenziswe indebe yendebe esikhundleni soshukela. I-Xylitol igcina ubumnandi bayo ngisho nangemva kokuba ibhekene namazinga aphezulu okushisa futhi inikeza ivolumu nokuthungwa, ngokungafani nabanye abashintshi abayishukela. Amawebhusayithi womkhiqizi wale mikhiqizo anikeza ezinye zokupheka nezeluleko zokupheka ngemikhiqizo yabo ongayilinga, noma ungase uzame nale mikhiqizo kuziphephelo zakho. Khumbula, noma kunjalo, ngenkathi i-xylitol ibhaka kakhulu njengoshukela, akufanele kulindeleke ukuba nemiphumela efanayo nokusebenzisa ushukela wangempela.
Ngokuvamile ukuthungwa, ukumanya, nokugqabisa kuzothinteka ngokusebenzisa esikhundleni soshukela.
Khumbula ukuthi, njengabanye abathintekayo ushukela, uma bedliwa ngobuningi xylitol kungabangela umphumela we-laxative-like. Futhi, kubanikazi bezilwane, kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi i-xylitol nemikhiqizo eyenziwe esuka ku-xylitol ayithathwa njengephephile yenja yakho noma i-ferret ukuze udle.
Ngokusho kwe-FDA, abanikazi bezilwane kufanele baxhumane nesikhungo sabo sokulawula isifo sofuzo ngokushesha uma bekwazi noma besola ukuthi isilwane sabo singene umkhiqizo womuntu oqukethe i-xylitol. Ngakho-ke qaphela uma ungumnikazi wesilwane futhi uhlele ukuba ubhaka izinto eziqukethe i-xylitol ekhaya lakho nabo.