Sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and anti-caking agent. Laxative at high doses.
Mannitol has no known health concerns in the amounts typically used in food.
Score impact: No penalty on the FoodsScan score (FoodsScan scores run 0–100, where 100 is best.)
Found in 27 of 9,912 analysed products in the FoodsScan database.
Regulatory sources: EFSA
Mannitol is also known as e421, mannitol, d-mannitol — these all refer to the same ingredient.
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