Is Mints ultra-processed?

Confectioneries Sold in Sweden

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
E420 Sorbitol
E951 Aspartame

25 ingredients
2 additives

Less processed confectioneries

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

sødestoffer, søtningsmiddel (sorbitol (ultra-processing marker), aspartame (ultra-processing marker), acesulfam K), syre, syra (citronsyre, citronsyra), aroma (ultra-processing marker), arom, antiklumpningsmiddel, klumpförebyggande medel (magnesiumsalte af fedtsyrer), farvestoffer, färgämnen (Chlorophyll-kobber-kompleks og chlorophyllin-kobber-kompleks, Kopparkomplex av klorofyller och klorofylliner, karmin), vegetabilsk olie, vegetabilisk olja (raps, kokos), Indeholder en phenylalaninkilde, innehåller en källa till fenylalanin

Additives: E420 Sorbitol , E951 Aspartame

As written on the pack

sødestoffer / søtningsmiddel (sorbitol, aspartame, acesulfam K), syre / syra (citronsyre / citronsyra), aroma / arom, antiklumpningsmiddel / klumpförebyggande medel (magnesiumsalte af fedtsyrer), farvestoffer / färgämnen (Chlorophyll-kobber-kompleks og chlorophyllin-kobber-kompleks / Kopparkomplex av klorofyller och klorofylliner, karmin), vegetabilsk olie / vegetabilisk olja (raps, kokos). Indeholder en phenylalaninkilde / innehåller en källa till fenylalanin

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
E951 Aspartame Aspartame is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, used in diet drinks and sugar-free products.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

1 ingredient that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,731 confectioneries

From least to most processed, this one ranks 589th. 90% of the confectioneries here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 1,731 confectioneries, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5707312008520, last edited 13 September 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.