Spearmint Sugar-Free Gum

Name: Spearmint Sugar-Free Gum
Brand: PUR

3Avoid

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

−41

xylitol−13

gum base−13

natural flavors−12

tocopherols−3

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Packaging

−5

Packaging−5

Final score3

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 · 6

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Healthier swaps

Same shelf, cleaner ingredients

Nutrition facts

Nutrient	Per 100g	Per serving
Calories	5 kcal	0.14 kcal

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Common questions

Is PUR Spearmint Sugar-Free Gum healthy?

PUR Spearmint Sugar-Free Gum scores 3/100 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 Spearmint Sugar-Free Gum?

PUR Spearmint Sugar-Free Gum lists 6 ingredients, starting with Xylitol, Gum Base, Gum Arabic, Natural Flavors and Carnauba Wax. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

How many calories are in PUR Spearmint Sugar-Free Gum?

0 kcal per serving, or 5 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores PUR Spearmint Sugar-Free Gum on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does PUR Spearmint Sugar-Free Gum contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in PUR Spearmint Sugar-Free 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 Spearmint Sugar-Free Gum?

PUR Spearmint Sugar-Free 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 Spearmint Sugar-Free Gum compare to other gum & mints?

At 3/100 PUR Spearmint Sugar-Free 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 Spearmint Sugar-Free Gum organic?

PUR Spearmint Sugar-Free Gum is not certified organic in our data.

Has PUR Spearmint Sugar-Free 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 Spearmint Sugar-Free Gum contain heavy metals?

PUR Spearmint Sugar-Free 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.