Tic Tac — BULLSHIT

Munch or Dump rates Tic Tac by Tic Tac BULLSHIT — score 0/90.

Sold as a near-zero-calorie 'sugar-free' breath mint, but sugar is the #1 ingredient at over 90% of the candy. The label only says 0g because one 0.5g mint slides under the rounding rule.

Why this verdict

• Package pushes '0g sugar' and '1.5 calories' while sugar is the #1 ingredient at ~93%
• Serving size gamed to 0.49g so sugar rounds down to zero on the label
• Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): maltodextrin, rice starch, thickener, anti-caking, glazing wax
• Added sugars are ~92g per 100g, essentially pure sweetener with flavor and coating

Ingredients (8)

• Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
• Maltodextrin (moderate) — Highly processed starch-derived carbohydrate used as a carrier and texturizer; spikes blood sugar readily.
• Acidulant (INS 330, citric acid) (safe) — Common food acid for tartness. Safe, but signals a formulated candy rather than anything whole.
• rice starch (moderate) — Another refined starch adding to the carbohydrate base.
• Flavours (natural and nature-identical) (moderate) — Nature-identical means lab-synthesized flavour compounds, not truly natural.
• Thickener (INS 414, gum arabic) (safe) — Plant-derived gum used to build the shell. Generally safe, but another formulation additive.
• Anti-caking agent (INS 470) (moderate) — Magnesium salts of fatty acids used to keep pieces from sticking. Safe in these amounts, but purely industrial.
• Glazing agent (INS 903, carnauba wax) (safe) — Wax that gives the shiny shell. Inert and safe, but marks this as a heavily engineered confection.