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Snacks · 0073390011789

Sugarfree fresh mint 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 23 Apr 2020

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Why it's rated this way

5 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. 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 · E96752.3%No flag
  • Chewing gum base23.9%No flag
  • Sorbitol · E42011.9%No flag
  • Mannitol · E4216%No flag
  • Glycerol · E4223%No flag
  • E965ii1.5%No flag
  • Maltodextrin0.7%No flag›
  • Artificial flavouring0.4%No flag
  • Contains less than 2 percent of0.2%No flag
  • Rice starch0.2%No flag›
  • Aspartame · E951<0.1%Moderate

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

  • Coconut fat<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium carboxymethylcellulose · E466<0.1%Low

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

  • Acesulfame k · E950<0.1%Low

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

  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Sucrose esters of fatty acids · E473No flag
  • Green tea extractNo flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Sucralose · E955Moderate

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

  • Carnauba wax · E903No flag
  • Bht to maintain freshnessNo flag
  • Gum arabic · E414No flag
  • Blue 1 lake · E133Moderate

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

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Xylitol, chewing gum base, sorbitol, mannitol, glycerol, maltitol syrup, maltodextrin, artificial flavors; contains less than 2 percent of: rice starch, aspartame, coconut fat, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, acesulfame k, soya lecithin, sucrose esters of fatty acids, green tea extract, xanthan gum, sucralose, carnauba wax, bht to maintain freshness, gum arabic, blue 1 lake.

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Declared allergens

This product declares Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

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

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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