Mini-Mini Chicles

How it scored 50 / 100

Nutrition snapshot

Ingredients 19 listed

• 1 Sugar
  Sucrose, a disaccharide of glucose and fructose, refined from sugarcane or sugar beets.
  Moderate
• 2 Gum Base
  The non-nutritive masticatory portion of chewing gum; a proprietary blend of elastomers, resins, plasticizers, fillers, and antioxidants.
  Low
• 3 Glucose Syrup
  Concentrated solution of dextrose and other saccharides produced by hydrolysis of starch (corn, wheat, potato).
  Moderate
• 4 Artificial Flavouring
  Synthetic flavor compounds not derived from natural sources (spices, fruits, vegetables, meats, dairy, fermentation products, etc.). Defined…
  Moderate
• 5 Thickener
  Generic umbrella term for any substance that increases viscosity. Could be a starch, gum (xanthan, guar, locust bean), pectin, gelatin, modi…
  Low
• 6 Sweetener
  Generic umbrella term that does not identify the specific substance. Could be a nutritive sugar (sucrose, HFCS, glucose), a sugar alcohol (p…
  Low
• 7 Emulsifier
  Generic umbrella term for unspecified emulsifier additive(s).
  Low
• 8 Glazing Agent
  Generic class of food additives that impart a shiny appearance or protective coating; includes shellac (E904), beeswax (E901), carnauba wax …
  Low
• 9 Colour
  Generic ingredient term covering any of dozens of permitted colour additives — synthetic dyes (e.g. tartrazine E102, allura red E129, brilli…
  Low
• 10 Acacia Gum
  Dried sap of the Acacia tree (Acacia senegal/seyal); a complex polysaccharide also called gum arabic.
  Low
• 11 Sorbitol
  Sorbitol, a sugar alcohol (polyol) found naturally in fruits and produced industrially by hydrogenation of glucose.
  Moderate
• 12 Aspartame
  Synthetic high-intensity sweetener (~200x sweeter than sucrose) composed of L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester.
  Moderate
• 13 Sunflower Lecithin
  Sunflower lecithin is a phospholipid mixture extracted from sunflower seeds.
  Low
• 14 Carnauba Wax
  Carnauba wax (E903) is a natural wax obtained from the leaves of the Brazilian carnauba palm.
  Low
• 15 Microcrystalline Wax
  Microcrystalline wax (E905c, also E905ci) is a refined petroleum-derived wax composed of saturated hydrocarbons.
  Low
• 16 Curcumin
  Yellow-orange pigment extracted from turmeric rhizomes (Curcuma longa); E100 covers curcumins.
  Low
• 17 Paprika Extract
  Paprika extract (E160c, capsanthin/capsorubin) is a natural orange-red colorant from red peppers.
  Low
• 18 Copper Complexes Of Chlorophyllins
  Copper complexes of chlorophyllins (E141ii); water-soluble green color additive made from chlorophyll with copper substitution.
  Low
• 19 Cochineal
  Cochineal extract: a red color additive obtained from the dried bodies of the cochineal insect (Dactylopius coccus); the principal coloring …
  Moderate