Sorbitol

Sugar alcohol (polyol): D-glucitol.

Sweetener, humectant, and bulking agent in sugar-free gum, confectionery, and baked goods.

Lower glycemic response than sucrose. Slowly metabolized; not fully absorbed.

Laxative effect at high intake (>20–30 g/day in adults). Mandatory polyol labelling in the EU.

Permitted with requirement to label 'excessive consumption may produce laxative effects' for polyols.

Sorbitol is GRAS in the U.S. and used as a sweetener, humectant, and bulking agent in sugar-free gum and confectionery. It has a lower glycemic effect than sucrose but can have a laxative effect at high intake. U.S. products containing sorbitol must declare sugar alcohol content on the Nutrition Facts label.

Quantum satis in permitted categories; practical limits set by laxative effect.

Not specified as numeric ADI; laxative threshold guides intake.