Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Aug 9, 2016 22:53
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Japanese term
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Weight loss supplement
Does anyone know the name of this item? It looks like it might be an ingredient in a weight loss product.
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| 3 +1 | Maltitol |
David Gibney
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| 3 +1 | maltitol |
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Aug 16, 2016 13:38: David Gibney Created KOG entry
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Discussion
suffix "xxxx+itol" is used to denote sugar alcohols.
(ex.: Xylitol /ˈzaɪlᵻtɒl/, another sugar alcohol used as a sweetener, derives from Greek: ξύλον, xyl[on], "wood" + suffix -itol). So here, malt(ose), (麦芽(糖)）-- (a sugar of) wheat germs by the look of it -- +itol.
So suffix '-ose' is reserved for the natural substance (glucose, sucrose, fructose, you name it), while +'itol' is used as a generic for the corresponding processed product.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylitol