Food additive · Glazing agent
Gum base
The chewy, non-nutritive base of chewing gum (polymers, waxes and resins).
- Food additive
- Glazing agent
- Ultra-processing marker
- Expert review pending
Concern level
A minor or very limited concern, such as being an ultra-processing marker only. The concern level sets how many points gum base costs on a product’s receipt.
What the evidence says
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Marker of ultra-processingInfo
An additive class typical of ultra-processed foods (NOVA group 4). [1]
Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.
Popular products that list gum base
45 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list gum base. The 12 most scanned:
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Spearmint Sugarfree Gum Extra · 2.7 g Score 32 out of 100 Poor -
Extra Gum Chomps · 15 sticks Score 31 out of 100 Poor -
Peppermint Gum Pür Gum · 77 g Score 63 out of 100 Good -
Spearmint Gum Pur Score 66 out of 100 Good -
Pure Fresh Fresh Mint Mentos Score 23 out of 100 Poor -
Pur bubble gum Pur · 77 g/2.72 oz Score 63 out of 100 Good -
Mentos Pure Fresh Gum Spearmint Mentos · 100 g Score 23 out of 100 Poor -
Trident Original Flavor Trident · 26.6 g Score 32 out of 100 Poor -
Ice breaker ice cubes peppermint Ice Breakers Score 26 out of 100 Poor -
Trident spearmint slim pack Trident · trident Score 23 out of 100 Poor -
Peppermint Cobalt 5 · 37.5 g Score 31 out of 100 Poor -
Peppermint Sugarfree Gum Extra · 15 sticks Score 37 out of 100 Poor
Diets and allergens
- Vegan
- Yes
- Vegetarian
- Yes
- Gluten-free
- Yes
For the ingredient in general. Always check the package: a product’s own labels win.
Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (2)
- gum base
- chewing gum base