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Pepermint gum
MentosSnacks · 80809494

Pepermint gum

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 27 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

4 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Moderate concernAntioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  2. AspartameModerate concernSweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  3. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  4. Acesulfame KMinor concernSweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Int peppermint chewing gum with sweeteners52.5%No flag
  • Peppermint flaw ingredients23.8%No flag
  • Sweeteners11.9%No flag
  • Maltitol · E96511.9%No flag
  • Sorbitol · E42011.9%No flag
  • Xylitol · E9675.9%No flag
  • Manaita maltitol syrup3%No flag
  • Aspartame · E9511.5%Moderate

    Sweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.

  • Acesulfame k · E9500.7%Low

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

  • Gum base0.4%No flag
  • Flari maltodextrin0.2%No flag
  • Stabiliser<0.1%No flag
  • Glycerol · E422<0.1%No flag
  • Emulsifier<0.1%No flag
  • Soya leath coconut fat<0.1%No flag
  • Thickener<0.1%No flag
  • Cellulose gum · E466<0.1%Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • StarchNo flag›
  • Glazing ageNo flag
  • Carnauba wax · E903No flag
  • AntioxidantNo flag
  • E321Moderate

    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

  • Excessive consumption may produce laxative efect nutrition information per 100g 707 3No flag
  • 170 kcal energy fat 0.3% of whichNo flag
  • Saturates 0.3% 68q 40 carbohydrate og of whichNo flag
  • Sugars ecesNo flag
  • Polyols 679 og protein salt 56ge 0.03% 2024‚05‚08 06No flag
  • 42No flag
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int peppermint chewing gum with sweeteners, peppermint flaw ingredients: sweeteners (maltitol, sorbitol, xylitol, manaita maltitol syrup, aspartame, acesulfame k), gum base, flari maltodextrin, stabiliser (glycerol), emulsifier (soya leath coconut fat, thickener (cellulose gum), starch, glazing age (carnauba wax), antioxidant (e321), contains a source phenylalanine, excessive consumption may produce laxative efect nutrition information per 100g 707 3/170 kcal energy fat 0,3g of which: - saturates 0,3g 68q 40 carbohydrate og of which:-sugars eces - polyols 679 og protein salt 56ge 0,03 g 2024,05,08 06:42

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.
  • 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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

Chemical identity has not been assessed for this ingredient yet.

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