Children's acceptance of milk with xylitol or sorbitol for dental caries prevention

BMC Oral Health

Table 4 Children's ranking of evaporated milks across preference categories

FOOD ITEM	1^ST	2^ND	3^RD	4^TH	MEDIAN RANK OF FOODS
XYLITOL 0.042 g/ml^a	21	2	0	2	1
XYLITOL 0.021 g/ml^b,c	1	8	8	8	3
SORBITOL 0.042 g/ml^b	2	12	9	2	2
MILK ALONE^c	1	3	8	13	4

Friedman ANOVA, N = 25, df = 3, Chi Square = 33.7, p < .000001. Food items labeled with different letters differ significantly from each other by sign test (p < 0.05).

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