Sugar-Free Bubble Gum, Aspartame Free, 9 Pieces

Name: Sugar-Free Bubble Gum, Aspartame Free, 9 Pieces
Brand: pur

0Avoid

Breakdown

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

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−50

arsenic−25

lead−25

Ingredients

−52

xylitol−13

gum base−13

natural flavors−12

glycerol−4

citric acid−4

2 smaller deductions−6

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Packaging

−5

Packaging−5

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+17

Minimum score+17

Final score0

Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit

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

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)

CadmiumNDof 5 ppb

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

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

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

Ingredients · 9

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Common questions

Is pur Sugar-Free Bubble Gum, Aspartame Free, 9 Pieces healthy?

pur Sugar-Free Bubble Gum, Aspartame Free, 9 Pieces scores 0/100 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 pur Sugar-Free Bubble Gum, Aspartame Free, 9 Pieces?

pur Sugar-Free Bubble Gum, Aspartame Free, 9 Pieces lists 9 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 Sugar-Free Bubble Gum, Aspartame Free, 9 Pieces contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in pur Sugar-Free Bubble Gum, Aspartame Free, 9 Pieces’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 Sugar-Free Bubble Gum, Aspartame Free, 9 Pieces?

pur Sugar-Free Bubble Gum, Aspartame Free, 9 Pieces is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does pur Sugar-Free Bubble Gum, Aspartame Free, 9 Pieces compare to other gum & mints?

At 0/100 pur Sugar-Free Bubble Gum, Aspartame Free, 9 Pieces scores worse than most gum & mints we have scored. A higher-scoring option in gum & mints is Polo Spearmint Mints, 3 x 34 g at 60/100.

Is pur Sugar-Free Bubble Gum, Aspartame Free, 9 Pieces organic?

pur Sugar-Free Bubble Gum, Aspartame Free, 9 Pieces is not certified organic in our data.

Has pur Sugar-Free Bubble Gum, Aspartame Free, 9 Pieces been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in pur Sugar-Free Bubble Gum, Aspartame Free, 9 Pieces have an independent laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Full methodology: how we score products.