Mannitol

What the evidence says

• Laxative effect in large amountsRegulatory

  Large amounts can have a laxative effect; the EU requires a label statement above 10% added polyols and the US for some polyols above set intakes. [1][2]

Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.

Rules around the world

“Banned” means explicitly prohibited or withdrawn after review; “not permitted” means never authorized there. We use each regulator’s own words.

Popular products that list mannitol

34 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list mannitol. The 12 most scanned:

• Spearmint Sugarfree Gum Extra · 2.7 g Score 32 out of 100 Poor
• Extra Gum Chomps · 15 sticks Score 31 out of 100 Poor
• Pure Fresh Fresh Mint Mentos Score 23 out of 100 Poor
• 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
• PURE WHITE gum Mentos Score 23 out of 100 Poor
• Fresh Mint Gum Mentos Score 23 out of 100 Poor
• Trident Original slim pack Trident Score 32 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.