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Is Myntz! Sugar Free Breathmints ultra-processed?

50 g Confectioneries Sold in the United States

Pack of Myntz! Sugar Free Breathmints

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:

  • 11 ingredients
  • 4 additives

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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

sorbitol, natural peppermint extract, other natural, artificial flavors, potassium bicarbonate u.s.p, magnesium stearate (vegetable), potassium acesulfame, blue 1 lake, yellow 5 lake (tartrazine)

Additives: E102 Tartrazine , E133 Brilliant blue FCF , E420 Sorbitol , E572 Magnesium stearate

As written on the pack

SORBITOL, NATURAL PEPPERMINT EXTRACT, OTHER NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, POTASSIUM BICARBONATE U.S.P., MAGNESIUM STEARATE (VEGETABLE), POTASSIUM ACESULFAME, BLUE 1 LAKE, YELLOW 5 LAKE (TARTRAZINE).

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.

  • E102 Tartrazine Tartrazine is a synthetic yellow azo dye (FD&C Yellow No. 5 in the US).
  • E133 Brilliant blue FCF Brilliant blue FCF is a synthetic blue dye, listed in the US as FD&C Blue No. 1.
  • E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
  • 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 1,732 confectioneries

From least to most processed, this one ranks 782nd. 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 1,732 confectioneries, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0030242940017, last edited 31 March 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.