Xylitol

Name: Xylitol
Brand: NOW Foods

82Clean

Contaminants · 4

Measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

ArsenicNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

CadmiumNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

LeadNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Ingredients · 1

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Common questions

Is NOW Foods Xylitol healthy?

NOW Foods Xylitol scores 82/100 on Tallow — our clean band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in NOW Foods Xylitol?

NOW Foods Xylitol lists 1 ingredient, starting with Xylitol. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does NOW Foods Xylitol contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in NOW Foods Xylitol’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is NOW Foods Xylitol?

NOW Foods Xylitol is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does NOW Foods Xylitol compare to other sweeteners?

At 82/100 NOW Foods Xylitol sits in our top band, among the better sweeteners we have scored. A higher-scoring option in sweeteners is Florida Crystals Organic Raw Cane Sugar at 100/100.

Is NOW Foods Xylitol organic?

Yes. NOW Foods Xylitol carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Has NOW Foods Xylitol been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in NOW Foods Xylitol have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does NOW Foods Xylitol contain heavy metals?

No. A lab tested NOW Foods Xylitol for lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury and found none above its detection limit.

Full methodology: how we score products.