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KSAT: Ever heard of birch sugar? Why this sweet ingredient poses a hidden threat to your dog’s health

SAN ANTONIO – We all love feeding our dogs table scraps, but there’s an ingredient that pet owners will want to be aware of when feeding their dogs anything new. Xylitol, also known as birch sugar, ...

Ever heard of birch sugar? Why this sweet ingredient poses a hidden threat to your dog’s health

Snopes.com: Could Xylitol — AKA 'Birch Sugar' — Kill Dogs That Eat It?

The sugar substitute xylitol, also known as “birch” or “wood” sugar, is found in some human foods and dental products that can be poisonous — and even deadly — to dogs. The above claim began ...

Could Xylitol — AKA 'Birch Sugar' — Kill Dogs That Eat It?

FoodNavigator: NPD trend tracker: Oat-based cereal, 'birch sugar' baking mixes & seaweed salt

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NPD trend tracker: Oat-based cereal, 'birch sugar' baking mixes & seaweed salt

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Sugars (clockwise from top-left): white refined, unrefined, brown, unprocessed cane sugar Sugar (/ ʃʊɡər /) is a class of sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food. Simple sugars, also called monosaccharides, include glucose, fructose and galactose. Compound sugars, also called disaccharides or double sugars, are molecules made of two bonded monosaccharides ...

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Sugar, any of numerous sweet, colorless, water-soluble compounds present in the sap of seed plants and the milk of mammals and making up the simplest group of carbohydrates. The most common sugar is sucrose, a crystalline tabletop and industrial sweetener used in foods and beverages.

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