Everyone knows that pets cannot eat xylitol, can they eat sorbitol?
What is sorbitol
Sorbitol is a sweetener found in many natural foods and fruits, such as peppercorns, colored peppers, avocados, coconut meat, prunes, apples, longans, lychees, peaches, plums, etc. However, the addition of sorbitol in commercial food is mainly artificially synthesized, with a sweetness of 60% that of sucrose. It can be used as a leavening agent, water retention agent, thickener, emulsifier, and stabilizer.
Due to its low calorie, high sweetness, and ability to help pet food maintain moisture, many commercial pet food manufacturers have added sorbitol to canned wet cat food to improve its texture and taste. In addition, some pet doctors now use sorbitol as an over-the-counter treatment for pet hair ball disease to help the hair ball pass through the cat's digestive system more easily.
How much dose of sorbitol is safe for pets
Roquette's research on pet consumption of sorbitol has shown that a small amount of sorbitol is safe for pets, as the ileum and large intestine of pets cannot effectively absorb sorbitol. Therefore, it can help food pass through the cat's digestive tract faster, soften feces, and have a certain laxative effect.