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Mentos sugarfree gum
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Mentos sugarfree gum

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 5 additives of concern.

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 20 Apr 2026

Why it's rated this way

5 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.
  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.
  5. 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 · E96752.8%No flag
  • Sorbitol · E42023.6%No flag
  • Chewing gum base11.8%No flag
  • Maltitol syrup5.9%No flag
  • Mannitol · E4213%No flag
  • Less than wax1.5%No flag
  • BHT to maintain freshness0.7%No flag
  • Aspartame · E9510.4%Moderate

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

  • Sucrose fatty acid esters0.2%No flag›
  • Lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Soy<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium carboxymethylcellulose<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Acesulfame k · E950<0.1%Low

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

  • Sucralose · E955Moderate

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

  • Carnauba colored withNo flag
  • Carmine · E120No flag
  • May contain wheat henylalanineNo flag
  • Made for Perfetti Van Melle USA IncNo flag
  • ErlangerNo flag
  • Ky 41018No flag
  • Product ar Mi0 35% wwer calories than sugared gumNo flag
  • Calorie content of this size piece has been reduceret to 4 XYLITOL IS PHENYLKETONURICS CONTAINS DomNo flag
  • Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) (E321)Moderate

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

  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) (E466)Low

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

Show original label text

XYLITOL, SORBITOL, CHEWING GUM BASE, MALTITOL SYRUP, MANNITOL, LESS THAN WAX, BHT TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS, ASPARTAME, SUCROSE FATTY ACID ESTERS, LECITHIN (SOY), SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE, CORN STARCH, ACESULFAME K, SUCRALOSE, CARNAUBA COLORED WITH: CARMINE. MAY CONTAIN WHEAT HENYLALANINE. Made for Perfetti Van Melle USA Inc. Erlanger, KY 41018. Product ar Mi0 35% wwer calories than sugared gum. Calorie content of this size piece has been reduceret to 4 XYLITOL IS PHENYLKETONURICS CONTAINS Dom

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 20 Apr 2026

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.
  • 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.

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