Tic Tac Candy Cane Mints — DUMP

Name: Tic Tac Candy Cane Mints
Brand: Tic Tac

Munch or Dump rates Tic Tac Candy Cane Mints by Tic Tac DUMP — score 20/90.

These are tiny sugar pellets dressed up as breath mints. Sugar is the #1 ingredient, backed by maltodextrin, modified rice starch, a second sweetener (sucralose), artificial flavor and artificial color.

Why this verdict

Sugar is the #1 ingredient — these are ~90% sugar by weight
Two sweeteners stacked: sugar plus sucralose
Maltodextrin and modified rice starch are refined-starch fillers
Artificial flavors and carmine coloring push it firmly into NOVA 4
Carnauba wax and magnesium stearate are industrial coating/anti-caking aids

Ingredients (10)

Sugar (concerning) — Added refined sugar, listed high - spikes blood sugar with no nutrition.
Maltodextrin (concerning) — A refined-starch filler with a glycemic index higher than table sugar; pure processed carbohydrate with no nutritional upside.
rice starch (moderate) — Refined starch used as a bulking/anti-caking agent. Empty carbohydrate, processing filler.
gum arabic (safe) — A plant-derived fiber/gum used as a binder. Generally harmless in these amounts.
Natural and Artificial Flavors (moderate) — Undisclosed lab-made flavor blend; the 'artificial' half is pure synthetic chemistry with no food value.
MAGNESIUM STEARATE (safe) — An anti-caking/flow agent. Harmless in trace amounts but a marker of industrial processing.
carnauba wax (safe) — Plant wax used to give the pellet its hard glossy shell. Inert coating, not nutrition.
Sucralose (moderate) — Intense artificial sweetener; calorie-free but keeps you chasing sweetness and may affect gut bacteria.
carmine (moderate) — An insect-derived red coloring used purely for the candy-cane look. A known allergen for some and a cosmetic additive, not food.
beta carotene (safe) — A coloring agent here, not a meaningful source of vitamin A at this dose.