Peppermint Gum

Name: Peppermint Gum
Brand: PUR

5Avoid

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 2 contaminants flagged · 3 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: PUR xylitol gum (plain flavors)

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−41

lead−31

arsenic−10

Ingredients

−45

xylitol−13

gum base−13

natural flavors−12

glycerol−4

tocopherols−3

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

Rounding+1

Final score5

Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

PUR xylitol gum (plain flavors)

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Lead11.1 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 2.2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Bubblegum Sugar-Free Gum

Arsenic10.3 ppbof 10 ppb

Just over the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Bubblegum Sugar-Free Gum

CadmiumNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Bubblegum Sugar-Free Gum

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Measured in: Bubblegum Sugar-Free Gum

Ingredients · 7

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Common questions

Is PUR Peppermint Gum healthy?

PUR Peppermint Gum 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, plus lab results from its product family, PUR xylitol gum (plain flavors). 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 PUR Peppermint Gum?

PUR Peppermint Gum lists 7 ingredients, starting with Xylitol, Gum Base, Gum Arabic, Natural Flavors and Glycerol. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does PUR Peppermint Gum contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in PUR Peppermint Gum’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 PUR Peppermint Gum?

PUR Peppermint Gum is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does PUR Peppermint Gum compare to other gum & mints?

At 5/100 PUR Peppermint Gum 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 PUR Peppermint Gum organic?

PUR Peppermint Gum is not certified organic in our data.

Has PUR Peppermint Gum been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Xylitol, gum base, gum arabic, natural flavors, carnauba wax; no cocoa, spirulina or organic) with the other products in its family, PUR xylitol gum (plain flavors), and 1 product in its family has been lab tested. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Those results are in the family's Contaminants section above; its own results may differ.

Does PUR Peppermint Gum contain heavy metals?

PUR Peppermint Gum itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected arsenic at 10.3 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Bubblegum Sugar-Free Gum and lead at 11.1 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Bubblegum Sugar-Free Gum. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Full methodology: how we score products.