Declared allergens
This product declares Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 May 2025
Sour mentos gum Strawberry Flavour
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 5 additives of concern.
- High
Allergens
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 May 2025
Why it's rated this way
5 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
Cochineal / carmineModerate concernInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Insect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
- 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ingredients
- Omalt48.8%No flag
- Sorbitol · E42023.2%No flag
- Gumn base14.6%No flag
- E965ii7.3%No flag
- Xylitol · E9673.7%No flag
- Malic acid · E2961.2%No flag
- Citric acid · E3300.6%No flag
- Humectant0.9%No flag
- Glycerol · E4220.9%No flag
- Flavourings0.5%No flag
- Vegetable fat0.2%No flag
- Sweeteners0.1%No flag
- Aspartame · E9510.2%Moderate
Sweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
- Acesulphame potassium<0.1%No flag
- Sucralose · E955<0.1%Moderate
Sweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
- EmulsifierNo flag
- ColourNo flag
- Carmine · E120Moderate
Insect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
- Glazing agentNo flag
- Camauba waxNo flag
- Antioxidant 321No flag
- ThickenerNo flag
- Sodium carboxymethylcellulose · E466Low
Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) (E321)Moderate
Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
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Omalt, sorbitol, gumn base, maltitol syrup, xylitol, acids (malic acid, citric acid), humectant (glycerol), flavourings, vegetable fat, sweeteners (aspartame, acesulphame potassium, sucralose, maltodextrin, emulsifier (soy lecithin), strawberry juice powder (0.2%)", colour (carmine), glazing agent (camauba wax), antioxidant 321), thickener (sodium carboxymethylcellulose), starch
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Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Cochineal / carmineInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
- 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.
- 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 these 2 ingredients yet.
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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