Tic Tac Minions Banana Mints — DUMP
Munch or Dump rates Tic Tac Minions Banana Mints by Tic Tac DUMP — score 20/90.
These are basically sugar pellets painted with three artificial dyes and artificial banana flavor. The '0g sugar' on the label is a serving-size trick.
Why this verdict
- Sugar is the #1 ingredient — about 90% of the mint
- Three artificial colors: Red 40, Blue 1, Yellow 6
- Maltodextrin plus artificial flavors — ultra-processed (NOVA 4)
- No real nutrition; pure sugar and dye
Ingredients (14)
- 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.
- gum arabic (safe) — A plant-derived fiber/gum used as a binder. Generally harmless in these amounts.
- rice starch (moderate) — Refined starch used as a bulking/anti-caking agent. Empty carbohydrate, processing filler.
- Artificial Flavors (moderate) — Lab-made flavor compounds in a product sold as premium dark chocolate; not what you'd expect at this tier.
- citric acid (safe) — Common acidulant for tartness and preservation; safe in these amounts.
- MAGNESIUM STEARATE (safe) — An anti-caking/flow agent. Harmless in trace amounts but a marker of industrial processing.
- Dried banana (safe) — A trace of real banana, present in token amounts for legitimacy, not nutrition.
- Turmeric (safe) — Natural color; harmless in this trace amount.
- Shellac (moderate) — An insect-derived glazing agent for the shiny coating; cosmetic only.
- carnauba wax (safe) — Plant wax used to give the pellet its hard glossy shell. Inert coating, not nutrition.
- red 40 (concerning) — A petroleum-derived artificial dye linked to hyperactivity in children; purely cosmetic.
- blue 1 (concerning) — Synthetic artificial dye with no nutritional purpose, used only for color.
- yellow 6 (concerning) — Synthetic azo dye; cosmetic only, flagged for behavioral effects in sensitive kids.