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Sorbitol also known as glucitol is a sugar alcohol with a sweet taste which the human body metabolizes slowly. It can be obtained by reductionof glucose, changing the aldehyde group to a hydroxyl group. Most sorbitol is made from corn syrup, but it is also found in apples, pears, peaches, and prunes.It is converted to fructose by sorbitol-6-phosphate 2-dehydrogenase. Sorbitol is an isomer of mannitol, another sugar alcohol; the two differ only in the orientation of thehydroxyl group on carbon 2.While similar, the two sugar alcohols have very different sources in nature, melting points, and uses.