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Chewy Dragees - Mentos

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Barcode: 87317466

Brands: Mentos

Brand owner: MENTOS

Categories: Snacks, Sweet snacks, Confectioneries

Countries where sold: United States

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Ingredients

19 ingredients

Sugar, glucose syrup, hydrogenated vegetable oil, acid (citric acid), watermelon juice (1%), starch, gelling agents (e414, e418), flavouring, emulsifier (sucrose esters of fatty acids), glazing agents (carnauba wax, beeswax), colours (anthocyanins, curcumin).

Food processing

Ultra processed foods
Elements that indicate the product is in the 4 - Ultra processed food and drink products group:

Additive: E100 - Curcumin

Additive: E163 - Anthocyanins

Additive: E414 - Acacia gum

Additive: E418 - Gellan gum

Additive: E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids

Additive: E901 - White and yellow beeswax

Additive: E903 - Carnauba wax

Ingredient: Colour

Ingredient: Emulsifier

Ingredient: Flavouring

Ingredient: Gelling agent

Ingredient: Glazing agent

Ingredient: Glucose

Ingredient: Glucose syrup

Ingredient: Hydrogenated oil
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Additives

E100 - Curcumin

E163 - Anthocyanins

Anthocyanin: Anthocyanins -also anthocyans; from Greek: ἄνθος -anthos- "flower" and κυάνεος/κυανοῦς kyaneos/kyanous "dark blue"- are water-soluble vacuolar pigments that, depending on their pH, may appear red, purple, or blue. Food plants rich in anthocyanins include the blueberry, raspberry, black rice, and black soybean, among many others that are red, blue, purple, or black. Some of the colors of autumn leaves are derived from anthocyanins.Anthocyanins belong to a parent class of molecules called flavonoids synthesized via the phenylpropanoid pathway. They occur in all tissues of higher plants, including leaves, stems, roots, flowers, and fruits. Anthocyanins are derived from anthocyanidins by adding sugars. They are odorless and moderately astringent. Although approved to color foods and beverages in the European Union, anthocyanins are not approved for use as a food additive because they have not been verified as safe when used as food or supplement ingredients. There is no conclusive evidence anthocyanins have any effect on human biology or diseases.
Source: Wikipedia

E330 - Citric acid

Citric acid is a natural organic acid found in citrus fruits such as lemons, oranges, and limes.

It is widely used in the food industry as a flavor enhancer, acidulant, and preservative due to its tart and refreshing taste.

Citric acid is safe for consumption when used in moderation and is considered a generally recognized as safe (GRAS) food additive by regulatory agencies worldwide.

E414 - Acacia gum

Gum arabic: Gum arabic, also known as acacia gum, arabic gum, gum acacia, acacia, Senegal gum and Indian gum, and by other names, is a natural gum consisting of the hardened sap of various species of the acacia tree. Originally, gum arabic was collected from Acacia nilotica which was called the "gum arabic tree"; in the present day, gum arabic is collected from acacia species, predominantly Acacia senegal and Vachellia -Acacia- seyal; the term "gum arabic" does not indicate a particular botanical source. In a few cases so‐called "gum arabic" may not even have been collected from Acacia species, but may originate from Combretum, Albizia or some other genus. Producers harvest the gum commercially from wild trees, mostly in Sudan -80%- and throughout the Sahel, from Senegal to Somalia—though it is historically cultivated in Arabia and West Asia. Gum arabic is a complex mixture of glycoproteins and polysaccharides. It is the original source of the sugars arabinose and ribose, both of which were first discovered and isolated from it, and are named after it. Gum arabic is soluble in water. It is edible, and used primarily in the food industry as a stabilizer, with EU E number E414. Gum arabic is a key ingredient in traditional lithography and is used in printing, paint production, glue, cosmetics and various industrial applications, including viscosity control in inks and in textile industries, though less expensive materials compete with it for many of these roles. While gum arabic is now produced throughout the African Sahel, it is still harvested and used in the Middle East.
Source: Wikipedia

E418 - Gellan gum

Gellan gum: Gellan gum is a water-soluble anionic polysaccharide produced by the bacterium Sphingomonas elodea -formerly Pseudomonas elodea based on the taxonomic classification at the time of its discovery-. Its taxonomic classification has been subsequently changed to Sphingomonas elodea based on current classification system. The gellan-producing bacterium was discovered and isolated by the former Kelco Division of Merck & Company, Inc. in 1978 from the lily plant tissue from a natural pond in Pennsylvania, USA. It was initially identified as a substitute gelling agent at significantly lower use level to replace agar in solid culture media for the growth of various microorganisms Its initial commercial product with the trademark as "GELRITE" gellan gum, was subsequently identified as a suitable agar substitute as gelling agent in various clinical bacteriological media.
Source: Wikipedia

E473 - Sucrose esters of fatty acids

E901 - White and yellow beeswax

Beeswax: Beeswax -cera alba- is a natural wax produced by honey bees of the genus Apis. The wax is formed into "scales" by eight wax-producing glands in the abdominal segments of worker bees, which discard it in or at the hive. The hive workers collect and use it to form cells for honey storage and larval and pupal protection within the beehive. Chemically, beeswax consists mainly of esters of fatty acids and various long-chain alcohols. Beeswax has long-standing applications in human food and flavoring. For example, it is used as a glazing agent or as a light/heat source. It is edible, in the sense of having similar negligible toxicity to plant waxes, and is approved for food use in most countries and the European Union under the E number E901. However, the wax monoesters in beeswax are poorly hydrolysed in the guts of humans and other mammals, so they have insignificant nutritional value. Some birds, such as honeyguides, can digest beeswax. Beeswax is the main diet of wax moth larvae.
Source: Wikipedia

E903 - Carnauba wax

Carnauba wax: Carnauba -; Portuguese: carnaúba [kaʁnɐˈubɐ]-, also called Brazil wax and palm wax, is a wax of the leaves of the palm Copernicia prunifera -Synonym: Copernicia cerifera-, a plant native to and grown only in the northeastern Brazilian states of Piauí, Ceará, Maranhão, Bahia, and Rio Grande do Norte. It is known as "queen of waxes" and in its pure state, usually comes in the form of hard yellow-brown flakes. It is obtained from the leaves of the carnauba palm by collecting and drying them, beating them to loosen the wax, then refining and bleaching the wax.
Source: Wikipedia

Ingredients analysis

May contain palm oil

Ingredients that may contain palm oil: Hydrogenated vegetable oil

Non-vegan

Non-vegan ingredients: E901

Maybe vegetarian

Ingredients that may not be vegetarian: Flavouring, E473

The analysis is based solely on the ingredients listed and does not take into account processing methods.

Details of the analysis of the ingredients
: Sugar, glucose syrup, hydrogenated vegetable oil, acid (citric acid), watermelon 1%, starch, gelling agents (e414, e418), flavouring, emulsifier (sucrose esters of fatty acids), glazing agents (carnauba wax, beeswax), colours (anthocyanins, curcumin)
Sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 9.09090909090909 - percent_max: 96

glucose syrup -> en:glucose-syrup - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 1 - percent_max: 48.5

hydrogenated vegetable oil -> en:hydrogenated-vegetable-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: maybe - percent_min: 1 - percent_max: 32.6666666666667

acid -> en:acid - percent_min: 1 - percent_max: 24.75

citric acid -> en:e330 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 1 - percent_max: 24.75

watermelon -> en:watermelon - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 13036 - percent_min: 1 - percent: 1 - percent_max: 1

starch -> en:starch - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 9510 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1

gelling agents -> en:gelling-agent - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1

e414 -> en:e414 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1

e418 -> en:e418 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.5

flavouring -> en:flavouring - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1

emulsifier -> en:emulsifier - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1

sucrose esters of fatty acids -> en:e473 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1

glazing agents -> en:glazing-agent - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1

carnauba wax -> en:e903 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1

beeswax -> en:e901 - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.5

colours -> en:colour - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1

anthocyanins -> en:e163 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1

curcumin -> en:e100 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.5

Nutrition

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Nutrient levels
- Fat in low quantity (2%)
  What you need to know
  
  A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart diseases.
  
  Recommendation: Limit the consumption of fat and saturated fat
  
  Choose products with lower fat and saturated fat content.
  
  Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Fat: the facts
- Salt in low quantity (0.075%)
  What you need to know
  
  A high consumption of salt (or sodium) can cause raised blood pressure, which can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.
  
  Many people who have high blood pressure do not know it, as there are often no symptoms.
  
  Most people consume too much salt (on average 9 to 12 grams per day), around twice the recommended maximum level of intake.
  
  Recommendation: Limit the consumption of salt and salted food
  
  Reduce the quantity of salt used when cooking, and don't salt again at the table.
  
  Limit the consumption of salty snacks and choose products with lower salt content.
  
  Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Fact sheet - Salt reduction
  
  Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Salt: the facts

Nutrition facts

Nutrition facts	As sold for 100 g / 100 ml	As sold per serving (100 g (100 g))	Compared to: Confectioneries
Energy	1,644 kj (393 kcal)	1,640 kj (393 kcal)	-7%
Fat	2 g	2 g	-86%
Saturated fat	?	?
Carbohydrates	92 g	92 g	+35%
Sugars	?	?
Fiber	?	?
Proteins	0 g	0 g	-100%
Salt	0.075 g	0.075 g	-54%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	1 %	1 %

Serving size: 100 g (100 g)

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Product added on March 10, 2017, 9:39:37 AM CET by usda-ndb-import
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