Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Erythritol ((2R3S)-butane-1234-tetraol) is a sugar alcohol (or polyol) that has been approved for use as a food additive in the United States and throughout much of the world. It was discovered in 1848 by British chemist John Stenhouse. It occurs naturally in some fruits and fermented foods. At the industrial level it is produced from glucose by fermentation with a yeast Moniliella pollinis.
