Violet Mints

Name: Violet Mints
Brand: Choward's

5Avoid

Ingredients · 7

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Is Choward's Violet Mints healthy?

Choward's Violet Mints scores 5/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Choward's Violet Mints?

Choward's Violet Mints lists 7 ingredients, starting with Sugar, Invert Sugar, Artificial Flavor, Stearic Acid and Red 40 Lake. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Choward's Violet Mints contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Choward's Violet Mints’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Choward's Violet Mints?

Choward's Violet Mints is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Choward's Violet Mints compare to other gum & mints?

At 5/100 Choward's Violet Mints scores worse than most gum & mints we have scored. A higher-scoring option in gum & mints is Neuro Energy & Focus Extra Strength Gum at 86/100.

Is Choward's Violet Mints organic?

Choward's Violet Mints is not certified organic in our data.

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