Erythritol is a four-carbon sugar alcohol (polyol) used as a near-zero-calorie bulk sweetener. A white, free-flowing crystalline powder, it tastes about 60–80% as sweet as table sugar with a clean profile and a faint cooling sensation on the tongue.
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