- Brand
- Ice Breakers
- Made by
- The Hershey Company
- Kind
- gum
Ice Breakers
Ice Breakers Ice Cubes Bubble Breeze Gum
Sugar-free cube-shaped chewing gum with a fruity bubble flavour.
Label check
- Synthetic dyesRed 40, Blue 1
- Corn syrupNone listed
- Artificial sweetenersAspartame, Sucralose, Acesulfame potassium, Neotame
- Seed oilsNone listed
- PreservativesBHT
Fails 3 of 5 standards. Read from the ingredient list below; what each check counts.
What was flagged, and the words it was read from
Ingredients as listed
Xylitol, Gum Base, Maltitol Syrup, Mannitol, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Natural & Artificial Flavor, Aspartame*, Lecithin (Soy), Maltitol, Acesulfame Potassium, Gelatin, Artificial Color (Including Red 40 Lake, Blue 1 Lake, Blue 1), Gum Acacia, BHT (To Maintain Freshness), Neotame, Sucralose
Source: The Hershey Company’s product page, copied as published. Recipes change, and the pack you buy may print a newer list.
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