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Wrigley'sSnacks · 93613361

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Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

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 22 Mar 2024

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Why it's rated this way

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

  1. TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions 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. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Spearmint flavour sugarfree chewing gum53.8%No flag
  • Made of23.1%No flag
  • Sorbitol · E42023.1%No flag
  • Gum base11.5%No flag
  • Erythritol · E9685.8%No flag
  • Humectant2.9%No flag
  • 4222.9%No flag
  • Maltitol · E9651.4%No flag
  • Flavouring0.7%No flag
  • Mannitol sweetener0.4%No flag
  • 9510.4%No flag
  • Emulsifier0.2%No flag
  • 322<0.1%No flag
  • Soya<0.1%No flag›
  • Antioxidants<0.1%No flag
  • 321‚320 colours<0.1%No flag
  • 102‚133<0.1%No flag
  • Excess consumption may havea laxative effec contains phenylalanine<0.1%No flag
  • Store in a cool dry place<0.1%No flag
  • Tartrazine (E102)High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Brilliant blue FCF (E133)Moderate

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

  • Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) (E321)Moderate

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

  • Aspartame (E951)Moderate

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

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SPEARMINT FLAVOUR SUGARFREE CHEWING GUM. MADE OF: SORBITOL, GUM BASE, ERYTHRITOL, HUMECTANT (422), MALTITOL, FLAVOUR, MANNITOL SWEETENER (951), EMULSIFIER (322, FROM SOY), ANTIOXIDANTS (321,320 COLOURS (102,133). EXCESS CONSUMPTION MAY HAVEA LAXATIVE EFFEC CONTAINS PHENYLALANINE. STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
  • Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
  • 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.

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