Wrigley's Excel Spearmint

Breakdown

8 ingredients to avoid

Wrigley's Excel Spearmint scores 15/100 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.

Wrigley's Excel Spearmint lists 14 ingredients, starting with Sorbitol, Maltitol, Gum Base, Glycerin and Gum Arabic. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 15/100 Wrigley's Excel Spearmint 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.