Mentor Chewing Gum Pure Fresh Bubblegum Sugarfree by Mentos · GreenveilSaving recent analysis
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VerdictConsider avoidingMentor Chewing Gum Pure Fresh Bubblegum Sugarfree
Ingredients0Coverage0/0 resolvedDriversNo priority drivers flagged
Decision lens
Decision lens
Focused on pregnancy. Surface the pregnancy-specific cautions first.
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Food healthHigh⚠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.
- 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 healthHigh
- 1no nutri-score — nutrition contributes the lowest band
- 2MODERATE-concern additive floors band at "moderate"
- 3ultra-processed (NOVA 4) worsens band by one
- 4final band "high" (health-blend-v1)
Flagged additives
- 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
- (Oxido)titanium(2+) phthalocyanine-29,31-diide
- CI 69800
- CI 77891
- PIGMENT RED 149
- 3,3'-{1,3,4-Oxadiazole-2,5-diylbis[(4,1-phenylene)diazene-2,1-diyl]}bis(2-hydroxy-7H-benzimidazo[2,1-a]benzo[de]isoquinolin-7-one)
- C.I. Pigment Blue 1, silicomolybdate
- CI 20040
- CI 74100
- 2,2'-[(3,3'-Dichloro[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-diyl)bis(diazene-2,1-diyl)]bis[N-(4-methylphenyl)-3-oxobutanamide]
Ingredients (8)
- Sweeteners56.25%—
- Sorbitol29.166666666666668%—
- Mannitol13.541666666666666%—
- Maltitol syrup6.770833333333332%—
- Aspartame3.3854166666666643%⚠ moderate
- Acesulfame potassium1.6927083333333321%⚠ low
- Sucralose1.6927083333333286%⚠ moderate
- Gum base21.875%—
- Stabilizer10.9375%—
- Glycerol10.9375%—
- Flavorings2.5%—
- Coconut fat2.5%—
- Antioxidant2.5%—
- E3212.5%⚠ moderate
- Pigment1.71875%—›
- Complexes of chlorophyllins copper1.71875%—
- Emulsifier1.71875%—
- Lecithin soya1.71875%—
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Sweeteners (sorbitol, mannitol, maltitol syrup, aspartame, acesulfame potassium, sucralose), gum base, stabilizer (glycerol), flavorings, coconut fat, antioxidant (E321), pigment (complexes of chlorophyllins copper), emulsifier (lecithin soya).
Decision read
Probably skip for pregnancy
Probably skipThis 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. Surface the pregnancy-specific cautions first.
No ingredient drivers are available for this product.