ercentoferythritolisabsorbedinthesmallintestineandforthemostpartexcretedunchangedinurine.Thisqualitymakeserythritoluniqueamongthesugaralcohols.
Erythritolisntmetbolizedbyoralbacteria,whichmeansthatitdoesntcontributetotoothdecay.
ErythritolwasapprovedforuseasasugarsubstituteinJapanin1990.IntheUnitedStates,itisclassifiedasbeingGenerallyRecognizedAsSafe(GRAS)since1997.ItwasapprovedinAustraliaandNewZealandin1999.