sorbitol
noun
sor·bi·tol
ˈsȯr-bə-ˌtȯl 
-ˌtōl
-ˌtōl
: a faintly sweet alcohol C6H14O6 that occurs in some fruits, is made synthetically, and is used especially as a humectant and softener and in making ascorbic acid
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Each bar also contained a dark chocolate coating made with cocoa sweetener, vegetable dietary fiber, maltitol syrup, soy nuggets, soy protein isolate, chopped cocoa cookie, sunflower oil, and sorbitol syrup.
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Sarah Garone, Health, 29 May 2025
Ways of treating xerostomia including stopping or reducing whatever may be inhibiting saliva production, using lozenges like ones that contain sorbitol or taking medication that stimulate saliva production like cevimeline and pilocarpine.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Fiber may help constipation by drawing water into the bowels and bulking up stools, while sorbitol draws water into the bowel and helps to make stools softer and easier to pass, according to the scientists.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 7 May 2025
Staller adds that fermentation of fiber and sorbitol in the gut could lead to changes in the gut microbiome that directly impact how well the bowels move stool through the digestive tract.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 7 May 2025
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Sarah Garone, Health, 29 May 2025
Ways of treating xerostomia including stopping or reducing whatever may be inhibiting saliva production, using lozenges like ones that contain sorbitol or taking medication that stimulate saliva production like cevimeline and pilocarpine.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Fiber may help constipation by drawing water into the bowels and bulking up stools, while sorbitol draws water into the bowel and helps to make stools softer and easier to pass, according to the scientists.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 7 May 2025
Staller adds that fermentation of fiber and sorbitol in the gut could lead to changes in the gut microbiome that directly impact how well the bowels move stool through the digestive tract.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 7 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for sorbitol
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“Sorbitol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sorbitol. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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sorbitol
noun
sor·bi·tol
ˈsȯr-bə-ˌtȯl
-ˌtōl
-ˌtōl
: a faintly sweet alcohol C6H14O6 that occurs especially in fruits of the mountain ash (genus Sorbus), is made synthetically, and is used especially as a humectant, a softener, and a sweetener and in making ascorbic acid
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