Chewing-gum
Chewing-gum by Mentos Gum (Snacks). Greenveil's read: consider avoiding (food-health band "high"). 7 additives of concern.
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Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Food healthHigh
Contains additive of concern
- Cochineal / carmineInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
- 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.
- 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.
