| mannitol |
[MAN-ih-tahl] A white, crystalline sweetener added to processed foods for the purpose of thickening, stabilizing and sweetening.
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| mannitol salt agar |
an agar medium containing beef extract, peptone, mannitol, phenol red, and 7.5 per cent sodium chloride, used for the selective isolation of pathogenic staphylococci.
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| mannitol |
is a monosaccharide polyol, approximately 0.7 times as sweet as sucrose. Used as a bulking agent in powdered foods and as a dusting agent for chewing gum. Excessive consumption (more than 20 g/day) may have a laxative effect. The FDA allows the use of a caloric value of 1.6 calories per gram.
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