Extra Spearmin Gum

Name: Extra Spearmin Gum
Brand: Wrigley's

Wrigley's

4009900531948

Processing

Processed foods

Group 3 of 4 on the NOVA scale

Additives listed

1 we grade moderate or higher

Counted from the label, not by quantity

Nutrients

–

Nothing above the low band

Or no figures recorded at all

Three separate readings, kept apart on purpose. This is not a score, and none of it says this product is harmful.

Additives (1)

This label lists 1 antioxidant.

E320 BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole)
Antioxidant Moderate limited evidence

What it is. A synthetic antioxidant that stops fats and oils going rancid.

Why it is used. Used in some fatty foods, snacks and chewing gum.

What the evidence says. IARC lists it as possibly carcinogenic based mainly on high dose animal studies. Human relevance at food levels is uncertain, and it is used in small amounts, but it is one to watch rather than dismiss.

Regulatory status UK Permitted with limits or a warning EU Permitted with limits or a warning US Permitted

Permitted with limits. Its use has declined as makers switch to natural antioxidants like vitamin E.

Assessed against IARC, EFSA. Full entry for E320

Ingredients

Sorbitol Xylitol Aspartame Mannitol Acesulfame k Sucralose Gum base Humectant (glycerol) Thickener (gum Arabic) Flavourings Emulsifier (Soya lecithin) Glazing agent (carnauba wax) Antioxidant (BHA)

As printed on the pack, in the producer's own order: ingredients are listed by weight, so what comes first is most of what is in it. E numbers link to their assessment where we have one.

Processing level

NOVA group 3: Processed foods

Foods made by adding salt, sugar or oil to group 1 or 2, such as tinned fish, cheese or fresh bread. Fine in normal amounts.

Nutrients per 100g

Fat

Low

Saturates

Low

Sugars

Low

Salt

Low

Judged on the UK FSA front of pack thresholds for solid foods. A dash means the source has no figure, which is not the same as a low one.

Where this came from

Product data from Open Food Facts, which is crowd sourced and can be incomplete or out of date. Photograph from the same source, under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike licence. Open Food Facts last changed this record on 11 August 2026, and our copy is from 20 August 2026. The source is checked every night, and a product is rewritten here only when its record there changes. Something wrong? Correcting it at the source fixes it here and everywhere else that uses the same data. If the problem is one of our additive assessments, tell us.

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