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Pure fresh spearmint flavor
MentosSnacks · 80879398

Pure fresh spearmint flavor

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 9 Dec 2025

Why it's rated this way

3 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. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Maltitol · E96552.3%No flag
  • Sorbitol · E42023.9%No flag
  • Gum base12%No flag
  • Mannitol · E4216%No flag
  • Matitol syrup3%No flag
  • Humectant1.5%No flag
  • Glycerol · E4221.5%No flag
  • Flavourings0.7%No flag
  • Maltodextrin0.4%No flag›
  • Sweeteners0.2%No flag
  • Aspartame · E951<0.1%Moderate

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

  • Sucralose · E955<0.1%Moderate

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

  • Acesulphame potassium<0.1%No flag
  • Emulsifiers<0.1%No flag
  • Sucrose esters of fatty acids · E473<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Instant green tea powderNo flag
  • ThickenersNo flag
  • Sodium carborymethylcelluloseNo flag
  • Xanthan gum gum arabicNo flag
  • Starch glazing agentsNo flag
  • Carnauba wax · E903No flag
  • Shellac · E904No flag
  • AntioxidantNo flag
  • 321No flag
  • ColoursNo flag
  • Curcumin · E100No flag
  • Brillant blue fcfNo flag
  • Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) (E321)Moderate

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

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maltitol, sorbitol, gum base, mannitol, matitol syrup, humectant (glycerol), flavourings, maltodextrin, sweeteners (aspartame, sucralose, acesulphame potassium), emulsifiers (sucrose esters of fatty acids, soy lecithin), instant green tea powder (0,2%) thickeners (sodium carborymethylcellulose, xanthan gum gum arabic), starch glazing agents (carnauba wax, shellac), antioxidant (321), colours (curcumin, brillant blue fcf)

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 9 Dec 2025

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

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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