Dentyne, Winter Chill Ice Sugar Free Gum, Wintergreen, Wintergreen by Dentyne · GreenveilSaving recent analysis
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VerdictConsider avoidingDentyne, Winter Chill Ice Sugar Free Gum, Wintergreen, Wintergreen
Ingredients0Coverage0/0 resolvedDriversNo priority drivers flagged
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Focused on child exposure. Keep higher-sensitivity and child-exposure concerns in view.
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Food healthCritical⚠Contains additive of concern- Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
- AspartameSweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
- SucraloseSweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
- Acesulfame KSweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.
Why this band?
How the nutrition, processing, and additive signals combine into the overall food-health band.
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Overall food-health bandFood healthCritical
- 1no nutri-score — nutrition contributes the lowest band
- 2HIGH-concern additive floors band at "high"
- 3ultra-processed (NOVA 4) worsens band by one
- 4final band "critical" (health-blend-v1)
Flagged additives
- Titanium dioxide — Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) — Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
- Aspartame — Sweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
- Sucralose — Sweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
- Acesulfame K — Sweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.
blend health-blend-v1
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Ingredients (14)
- Sorbitol47.57142857142857%—
- Gum Base23.5%—
- Maltitol15.464285714285715%—
- Mannitol7.732142857142861%—
- Natural and Artificial Flavoring3.5%—
- Glycerin2.1160714285714306%—
- Less Than0.1160714285714306%—
- Acacia0.1160714285714306%—›
- Acesulfame Potassium⚠ low
- Aspartame⚠ moderate
- Bht⚠ moderate
- To Maintain Freshness—
- Candelila Wax—›
- Soy Lecithin—›
- Sucralose⚠ moderate
- Titanium Dioxide⚠ high
- Color—
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Sorbitol, Gum Base, Maltitol, Mannitol, Natural And Artificial Flavoring, Glycerin, Less Than 2%: Acacia, Acesulfame Potassium, Aspartame, Bht (To Maintain Freshness), Candelila Wax, Soy Lecithin, Sucralose, Titanium Dioxide (Color).
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