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Is Mynthon Sockerfri Menthol ultra-processed?

Hard candies Sold in Finland

Pack of Mynthon Sockerfri Menthol

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 21 ingredients
  • 7 additives

Less processed hard candies

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

tilli, Mynthon sockerfri halspastill med stark mentholsmak Olia, Innehåller sötningsmedel, Ingredienser (sötningsmedel eja, maltitoler, sorbitoler), förtjockningsmedel (gummi arabicum), eita naturliga aromer, fuktighetsbevarande medel (glycerol), ella ytbehandlingsmedel (karnaubavax, bivax), färgämne (e132), 25°c, Bör inte förvaras över 25°C, förvaras torrt, Mar

Additives: E132 Indigotine , E414 Acacia gum , E420 Sorbitol , E422 Glycerol , E901 White and yellow beeswax , E903 Carnauba wax , E965 Maltitol

As written on the pack

tilli, Mynthon sockerfri halspastill med stark mentholsmak Olia, Innehåller sötningsmedel, Ingredienser: sötningsmedel eja, (maltitoler, sorbitoler), förtjockningsmedel (gummi arabicum), eita naturliga aromer, fuktighetsbevarande medel (glycerol), ella ytbehandlingsmedel (karnaubavax, bivax), färgämne (E132), 25°C, Överdriven konsumtion kan ha laxerande verkan, Bör inte förvaras över 25°C, förvaras torrt, Mar

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.

  • E132 Indigotine Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
  • E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • E901 White and yellow beeswax A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
  • E903 Carnauba wax Carnauba wax comes from the leaves of a Brazilian palm and gives sweets and coated chocolates their shine.
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  • E965 Maltitol Maltitol is a sugar alcohol made from starch, used as a sweetener in "no added sugar" sweets and chocolate.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Humectant Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.
  • Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.
2 ingredients that would only make it processed

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

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

How the NOVA groups work

Among 15 hard candies

From least to most processed, this one ranks 14th. 87% of the hard candies 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 15 hard candies, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 6420256015209, last edited 9 July 2025), 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.