sorbitol

A white, sweetish, crystalline alcohol, C₆H₈(OH)₆, found in various berries and fruits or prepared synthetically and used as a flavoring agent, a sugar substitute for people with diabetes, and a moisturizer in cosmetics and other products.

Same as sorbite, 1, which term it has now superseded.

A sugar alcohol (2R,3S,4S,5S)-hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol used as an artificial sweetener