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Mentos chewy dragees lemonade
Perfetti Van MelleSnacks · 8723400783343

Mentos chewy dragees lemonade

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Brilliant blue FCF).

Food health
Critical
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 23 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Brilliant blue FCFModerate concernSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
    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. 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

  • Sugar62.5%No flag›
  • Glucose syrup19.8%No flag›
  • Lemon juice2%No flag›
  • Oil1%No flag›
  • Coconut oil1%No flag›
  • Acid1%No flag›
  • Acide citrique · E3301%No flag
  • Starch1%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter1%No flag›
  • Flavouring1%No flag
  • Maltodextrin1%No flag›
  • Thickener1%No flag
  • Gomme gellane · E4180.5%No flag
  • Gomme de cellulose · E4660.3%Low

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

  • Gomme arabique · E4140.3%No flag
  • Emulsifier1%No flag
  • Sucroesters d'acides gras · E4731%No flag
  • Glazing agent1%No flag
  • Cire de carnauba · E9031%No flag
  • Colour6.8%No flag
  • Beta carotene dye1%No flag
  • Bleu brillant FCF · E1335.8%Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.

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Sucre, sirop de glucose, jus de citron 2%, huile de noix de coco, acidifiant (acide citrique), fécule, beurre de cacao, arôme, maltodextrine, épaississants (gomme gellane, gomme de cellulose, gomme arabique), émulsifiant (sucroesters d'acides gras), agent d'enrobage (cire de carnauba), colorants (bêta-carotène, bleu brillant FCF)

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
  • 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

What drives this

4 low · 4 not assessed

4 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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