Chewing Gum, Spearmint

How it scored 20 / 100

Nutrition snapshot

Ingredients 20 listed

• 1 Xylitol
  Sugar alcohol (polyol) with about 40% fewer calories than sucrose; non-cariogenic.
  Low
• 2 Gum Base
  The non-nutritive masticatory portion of chewing gum; a proprietary blend of elastomers, resins, plasticizers, fillers, and antioxidants.
  Low
• 3 Sorbitol
  Sorbitol, a sugar alcohol (polyol) found naturally in fruits and produced industrially by hydrogenation of glucose.
  Moderate
• 4 Mannitol
  Mannitol (E421), a sugar alcohol (polyol) sweetener occurring naturally in some plants and produced commercially by hydrogenation of fructos…
  Low
• 5 Glycerol
  Glycerol (glycerin, E422) is a sugar alcohol that is a colorless, viscous, sweet-tasting liquid.
  Low
• 6 Maltitol Syrup
  Sugar alcohol syrup containing maltitol with smaller amounts of sorbitol and other polyols (E965(ii)).
  Low
• 7 Acacia Gum
  Dried sap of the Acacia tree (Acacia senegal/seyal); a complex polysaccharide also called gum arabic.
  Low
• 8 Colour
  Generic ingredient term covering any of dozens of permitted colour additives — synthetic dyes (e.g. tartrazine E102, allura red E129, brilli…
  Low
• 9 Aspartame
  Synthetic high-intensity sweetener (~200x sweeter than sucrose) composed of L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester.
  Moderate
• 10 Acesulfame K
  Acesulfame potassium (Acesulfame K, E950) is a calorie-free synthetic high-intensity sweetener.
  Moderate
• 11 Soya Lecithin
  A naturally occurring mixture of phospholipids (phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylinositol) extracted from soybean …
  Low
• 12 Green Tea Extract
  Concentrated extract of Camellia sinensis leaves, typically standardized to catechins including epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG).
  Moderate
• 13 Sucralose
  Sucralose (E955) is a chlorinated derivative of sucrose used as a high-intensity, non-caloric sweetener.
  Moderate
• 14 carnauba wax sodium carboxymethylcellulose —
• 15 Sucrose Esters Of Fatty Acids
  Sucrose esters of fatty acids (E473), synthetic emulsifiers made from sucrose and fatty acids.
  Low
• 16 Brilliant Blue Fcf
  Brilliant Blue FCF (FD&C Blue No. 1), a synthetic triphenylmethane dye used to produce a bright blue colour.
  Moderate
• 17 Butylated Hydroxytoluene
  Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), a synthetic phenolic antioxidant used to prevent fat oxidation.
  High
• 18 Natural And Artificial Flavouring
  A blanket label for proprietary flavor mixtures combining naturally derived flavor constituents (essential oils, extracts, distillates) with…
  Low
• 19 Titanium Dioxide
  Titanium dioxide (E171) is an inorganic white pigment.
  Moderate
• 20 Curcumin
  Yellow-orange pigment extracted from turmeric rhizomes (Curcuma longa); E100 covers curcumins.
  Low