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Mentos pure white
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Mentos pure white

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 25 Mar 2026

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. TriphosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Sweetener63.9%No flag
  • Xylitol · E96729%No flag
  • Maltitol · E96514.5%No flag
  • Sorbitol · E42010.2%No flag
  • E965ii5.1%No flag
  • Aspartame · E9512.6%Moderate

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

  • Sucralose · E9552.6%Moderate

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

  • Gum base18.2%No flag
  • Stabiliser9.1%No flag
  • Glycérol · E4229.1%No flag
  • Starch4.5%No flag›
  • Bulking agent2.3%No flag
  • Triphosphate maltodextrine1.1%No flag
  • Emulsifier0.6%No flag
  • Sucroesters lécithine de graisse0.3%No flag
  • Coconut oil0.2%No flag›
  • Gomme de cellulose · E466<0.1%Low

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

  • Gomme xanthan?<0.1%No flag
  • Arabique<0.1%No flag
  • Extrait de thé bhnc0.1%No flag
  • Cire de carnauba · E903<0.1%No flag
  • 321<0.1%No flag
  • Brillant FCF0.1%No flag
  • Une consommation excessive peut source de leffets laxatifs0.2%No flag
  • Contient0.2%No flag
  • Triphosphates (E451)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

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édulcorants (xylitol (29%), maltitol, sorbitol, sirop de maltitol, aspartame, sucralose), gomme base, stabilisant (glycérol)/ fécule, agent de charge (triphosphate maltodextrine, émulsifiants (sucroesters lécithine de graisse de noix de coco, (gomme de cellulose, gomme xanthan?, arabique), extrait de thé bhnc (0,1%), (Cire de carnauba), (321), brillant FCF). Une consommation excessive peut source de leffets laxatifs. Contient

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.
  • TriphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

Chemical identity has not been assessed for this ingredient yet.

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