What non nutritional sweetener is cariostatic?

a. stevia

b. monk fruit

c. xylitol

d. saccharin

e. none of the above


Answer is c. xylitol (when they are consumed or chewed more than two times a day, they have an cariostatic affect on the oral environment.)

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