Nutrition
Volume 26, Issue 4 , Pages 449-458 , April 2010

Erythritol is a sweet antioxidant

  • Gertjan J.M. den Hartog, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31-43-388-2916; fax: +31-43-388-4149.
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  • Agnes W. Boots, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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  • Aline Adam-Perrot, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Cargill R&D Center Europe, Vilvoorde, Belgium
    • Current address: Tate & Lyle Ingredients France, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.
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  • Fred Brouns, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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  • Inge W.C.M. Verkooijen, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Trial Center Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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  • Antje R. Weseler, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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  • Guido R.M.M. Haenen, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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  • Aalt Bast, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Received 21 November 2008 ,Accepted 13 May 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2009.05.004

Nutrition
Volume 26, Issue 4 , Pages 449-458 , April 2010

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