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Mentos Pure Fresh
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Mentos Pure Fresh

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 31 Mar 2025

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Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. SucraloseModerate concernSweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
    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

  • Xylitol · E96752.4%No flag
  • Sorbitol · E42023.8%No flag
  • Chewing gum base11.9%No flag
  • Mannitol · E4216%No flag
  • Glycerin · E4223%No flag
  • E965ii1.5%No flag
  • Artificial flavouring0.7%No flag
  • Less than 2% of0.4%No flag
  • Maltodextrin0.4%No flag›
  • Rice starch0.2%No flag›
  • Aspartame · E951<0.1%Moderate

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

  • Lecithin · E322i<0.1%No flag
  • Coconut oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Acesulfame k · E950<0.1%Low

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

  • Sucrose fatty acid estersNo flag›
  • Green TEA extractNo flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Carboxymethylcellulose · E466Low

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

  • Sucralose · E955Moderate

    Sweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.

  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • BHT to maintain freshnessNo flag
  • Carnauba wax · E903No flag
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XYLITOL, SORBITOL, CHEWING GUM BASE, MANNITOL, GLYCERIN, MALTITOL SYRUP, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, LESS THAN 2% OF: MALTODEXTRIN, RICE STARCH, ASPARTAME, LECITHIN (SOY), COCONUT OIL, ACESULFAME K, SUCROSE FATTY ACID ESTERS, GREEN TEA EXTRACT, XANTHAN GUM, CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE, SUCRALOSE., CORN STARCH., BHT TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS, CARNAUBA WAX, BLUE 1: MAY CONTAIN WHEAT

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 31 Mar 2025

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • AspartameSweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
  • SucraloseSweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
  • 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

What drives this

3 low · 2 not assessed

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