Mentos peppermint
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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.
- Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- Acesulfame KSweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.