Sweeteners/Sugar alcohols (polyols)

Mannitol

Catalogued · review in progressSugar alcohols (polyols)E421

Sugar alcohol with strong osmotic-laxative effect; medical use as an osmotic diuretic.

What we're working on

A full SweetSpot review for Mannitol is in progress.

This sweetener is catalogued in the SweetSpot database and recognised by our app, but we have not yet published our independent peer-reviewed write-up. Our reviews include the 0–100 score, glycemic and metabolic profile, FDA / EFSA / WHO regulatory status, and the literature we relied on. Read our scoring methodology for how we approach the work, or browse the in-depth reviews we've already published.