Why is “frequent redresser taste strawberry lemon” classified as ultra‑processed (NOVA 4) and what specific additives does it contain?

The gum is made from refined sweeteners, gum base, humectants, emulsifiers and other industrial ingredients, which places it in the NOVA 4 category for ultra‑processed foods. Its additive list includes the antioxidant BHA (E320), colourant E133, gum arabic (E414), carnauba wax (E903), soy lecithin, and the sweeteners xylitol, sorbitol, mannitol, aspartame and acesulfame‑K.

How do the sugar substitutes in this gum affect people with diabetes or cause laxative effects?

Sweeteners such as xylitol, sorbitol and mannitol provide sweetness without raising blood glucose, so they are generally safe for diabetics, but because they are polyols they can draw water into the intestine; consuming large amounts may lead to a laxative effect, which is why the label warns of possible diarrhea.

Is this gum suitable for vegan, keto, or gluten‑free diets?

All listed ingredients are plant‑based or synthetic, with no animal‑derived components, making the gum vegan. It contains very little digestible carbohydrate and no added sugars, so it fits well within a keto framework for most users, and it contains no wheat, barley or rye, confirming that it is gluten‑free.

Freedent • 17,9 g

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Sugary Snacks

Product Insights

Freedent’s “frequent redresser taste strawberry lemon” is a 17.9 g sugar‑free chewing gum flavored with strawberry and lemon. It belongs to the “Sugary snacks” PNNS group, carries a NOVA 4 classification indicating an ultra‑processed product, and does not receive a Nutri‑Score because gum is excluded from the scoring system. The gum is low in fat, saturated fat, salt and sugars, but it is high in polyols (69 g per 100 g), contains several artificial sweeteners, a colour additive (E133) and the antioxidant BHA, and a warning that excessive consumption may have laxative effects and it provides phenylalanine for people with phenylketonuria.

Nutrient Levels

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Fat

low

Saturated Fat

low

Sugars

low

Salt

low

Nutritional Values

Values per 100 g

Energy Kcal170 kcal

Fat0 g

Saturated Fat0 g

Carbohydrates69 g

Sugars0 g

Comparative Analysis

Compared with the average sugary snack, this gum contains zero sugars, fat, and salt, about the same amount of total carbohydrates (≈69 g vs 70 g), and roughly half the calories (170 kcal vs 373 kcal).

Ingredients

EDULCORANTS (XYLITOL, SORBITOL, MANNITOL, ASPARTAME, ACESULFAME-K), GOMME BASE, HUMECTANT (GLYCEROL), AROMES, EPAISSISSANT (GOMME ARABIQUE), ACIDIFIANTS (ACIDE MALIQUE, ACIDE CITRIQUE), EMULSIFIANT (LECITHINE DE SOJA), AGENT D'ENROBAGE (CIRE DE CARNAUBA), ANTIOXYDANT (BHA), COLORANT (E133). UNE CONSOMMATION EXCESSIVE PEUT AVOIR DES EFFETS LAXATIFS. CONTIENT UNE SOURCE DE PHENYLALANINE.

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