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Xylitol chewing gum - Pur

Xylitol chewing gum - Pur

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Barcode: 0830028000801 (EAN / EAN-13) 830028000801 (UPC / UPC-A)

Packaging: Tray, Card-packet

Brands: Pur

Brand owner: PUR

Categories: Snacks, Sweet snacks, Confectioneries, Chewing gum, Sugar-free chewing gum

Countries where sold: United States

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Ingredients

9 ingredients

Xylitol, gum, base, gum, arabic, natural flavors, glycerol, carnauba wax, tocopherols.

Food processing

Ultra processed foods
Elements that indicate the product is in the 4 - Ultra processed food and drink products group:

Additive: E422 - Glycerol

Additive: E903 - Carnauba wax

Additive: E967 - Xylitol

Ingredient: Flavouring
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Additives

E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract

E422 - Glycerol

Glycerol: Glycerol -; also called glycerine or glycerin; see spelling differences- is a simple polyol compound. It is a colorless, odorless, viscous liquid that is sweet-tasting and non-toxic. The glycerol backbone is found in all lipids known as triglycerides. It is widely used in the food industry as a sweetener and humectant and in pharmaceutical formulations. Glycerol has three hydroxyl groups that are responsible for its solubility in water and its hygroscopic nature.
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E903 - Carnauba wax

Carnauba wax: Carnauba -; Portuguese: carnaúba [kaʁnɐˈubɐ]-, also called Brazil wax and palm wax, is a wax of the leaves of the palm Copernicia prunifera -Synonym: Copernicia cerifera-, a plant native to and grown only in the northeastern Brazilian states of Piauí, Ceará, Maranhão, Bahia, and Rio Grande do Norte. It is known as "queen of waxes" and in its pure state, usually comes in the form of hard yellow-brown flakes. It is obtained from the leaves of the carnauba palm by collecting and drying them, beating them to loosen the wax, then refining and bleaching the wax.
Source: Wikipedia

E967 - Xylitol

Xylitol: Xylitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener. The name derives from Ancient Greek: ξύλον, xyl[on], "wood" + suffix -itol, used to denote sugar alcohols. Xylitol is categorized as a polyalcohol or sugar alcohol -specifically an alditol-. It has the formula CH2OH-CHOH-3CH2OH. It is a colorless or white solid that is soluble in water. Use of manufactured products containing xylitol may reduce tooth decay.
Source: Wikipedia

Ingredients analysis

Palm oil content unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: Gum, Gum, Arabic
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Unrecognized ingredients: Gum, Gum, Arabic
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Xylitol, gum, base, gum, arabic, natural flavors, glycerol, carnauba wax, tocopherols
Xylitol -> en:e967 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 11.1111111111111 - percent_max: 100

gum -> en:gum - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50

base -> en:acidity-regulator - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.3333333333333

gum -> en:gum - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 25

arabic -> en:arabic - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 20

natural flavors -> en:natural-flavouring - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5

glycerol -> en:e422 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5

carnauba wax -> en:e903 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5

tocopherols -> en:e306 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5

Nutrition

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Not-applicable for the category: Chewing gum

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Fat in low quantity (0%)
What you need to know

A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart diseases.

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Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Fat: the facts

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A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart diseases.

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Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Fat: the facts

Sugars in low quantity (0%)
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A high consumption of sugar can cause weight gain and tooth decay. It also augments the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardio-vascular diseases.

Recommendation: Limit the consumption of sugar and sugary drinks

Sugary drinks (such as sodas, fruit beverages, and fruit juices and nectars) should be limited as much as possible (no more than 1 glass a day).

Choose products with lower sugar content and reduce the consumption of products with added sugars.
Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Sugar: the facts

Salt in low quantity (0%)
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A high consumption of salt (or sodium) can cause raised blood pressure, which can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.

Many people who have high blood pressure do not know it, as there are often no symptoms.

Most people consume too much salt (on average 9 to 12 grams per day), around twice the recommended maximum level of intake.

Recommendation: Limit the consumption of salt and salted food

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Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Fact sheet - Salt reduction

Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Salt: the facts

Nutrition facts

Nutrition facts	As sold for 100 g / 100 ml	As sold per serving (2 PIECES (2.8 g))	Compared to: Sugar-free chewing gum
Energy	42 kj (10 kcal)	1.18 kj (0 kcal)	-95%
Fat	0 g	0 g
Saturated fat	0 g	0 g
Salt	0 g	0 g	-100%
Carbohydrates	2 g	0.056 g	-97%
Fiber	0 g	0 g	-100%
Sugars	0 g	0 g	-100%
Proteins	0 g	0 g
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	0 %	0 %

Serving size: 2 PIECES (2.8 g)

Environment

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Product added on March 10, 2017 at 12:00:53 PM CET by usda-ndb-import
Last edit of product page on January 10, 2023 at 4:49:37 PM CET by wolfgang8741.
Product page also edited by kiliweb, org-database-usda, swipe-studio, yuka.sY2b0xO6T85zoF3NwEKvlnVcf4aGgh2dbgTQtVKQnP6MKri4Z9pqs4vHEas, yuka.sY2b0xO6T85zoF3NwEKvlncdUvHev2PHaRrWlXWaz-uUIJfrasgouLT1A6s.

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Xylitol chewing gum - Pur