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Is Trident White Spearmint ultra-processed?

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Pack of Trident White Spearmint

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:

  • 19 ingredients
  • 10 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Sorbitol, gum base, maltitol, mannitol, natural and artificial flavoring, less than 2% of (acacia), acesulfame potassium, aspartame, bht (to maintain freshness), candelilla wax, glycerin, sodium stearate, sucralose, titanium dioxide (color), phenylketonurics (contains phenylalanine)

Additives: E171 Titanium dioxide , E321 Butylated hydroxytoluene , E420 Sorbitol , E421 Mannitol , E422 Glycerol , E902 Candelilla wax , E950 Acesulfame k , E951 Aspartame , E955 Sucralose , E965 Maltitol

As written on the pack

Sorbitol, gum base, maltitol, mannitol, natural and artificial flavoring; less than 2% of: acacia, acesulfame potassium, aspartame, bht (to maintain freshness), candelilla wax, glycerin, sodium stearate, sucralose, titanium dioxide (color).phenylketonurics: contains phenylalanine

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.

  • E171 Titanium dioxide Titanium dioxide is a white pigment.
  • E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
  • E421 Mannitol 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.
  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • E902 Candelilla wax A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
  • E950 Acesulfame k Acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, often combined with aspartame or sucralose.
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  • E951 Aspartame Aspartame is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, used in diet drinks and sugar-free products.
  • E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
  • 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.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.

  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • 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 1561st. 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.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0012546676113, last edited 17 May 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.