Gum

Name: Gum
Brand: Extra

Gum by Extra (Snacks). Greenveil's read: consider avoiding (food-health band "high"). 3 additives of concern.

VerdictConsider avoiding

Not
assessed

Concern band

No chemical concern signal for this product.

based on 0 ingredients

Food healthHigh

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Sorbitol54.54545454545455%—
Maltitol22.727272727272727%—
Gum base11.36363636363636%—
Glycerol5.68181818181818%—
Acacia2.8409090909090935%—›
Natural and artificial flavors1.4204545454545467%—
Less than 2% of0.7102272727272734%—
Soy lecithin0.7102272727272734%—›
Aspartame0.35511363636364024%⚠ moderate
Acesulfame k0.17755681818182012%⚠ low
Carnauba wax0.08877840909090651%—
Bht0.08877840909090651%⚠ moderate
To maintain freshness0.08877840909090651%—

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Sorbitol, maltitol, gum base, glycerol, acacia, natural and artificial flavors; less than 2% of: soy lecithin, aspartame, acesulfame k, carnauba wax, bht (to maintain freshness).

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern

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.
Acesulfame KSweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

ACACIA

Decision read

Probably skip for everyday use

Probably skip

This read is based on the product's overall high safety band; no per-ingredient chemical concern data is published for it yet.

Driven by the product's overall food/cosmetic safety band, not per-ingredient chemical concern. A balanced day-to-day read across overall concern and fit.

No ingredient drivers are available for this product.

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