Erythritol

Authors: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer, Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles

Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Synonym(s)

Erythritol; Erythrol; meso-1,2,3,4-butanetetrol; meso-erythritol; Tetrahydroxybutane

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Definition This section has been translated automatically.

Erythritol, also called erythrol or tetrahydroxybutane, molecular formula: C4H6(OH)4, is a naturally occurring (in cheese, fruit, algae, lichens), crystalline sweet tasting (as sweet as sucrose) compound. Erythritol is easily soluble in water, less so in ethanol. Erythritol belongs chemically to the sugar alcohols and is also used as a sugar substitute.

Literature This section has been translated automatically.

Burger A et al (1993) Hunnius Pharmaceutical Dictionary 7th Edition Walter de Gruyter Berlin-New York p. 497

Authors

Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Authors: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles