Tic Tac Minions Banana Mints — DUMP

Munch or Dump rates Tic Tac Minions Banana Mints by Tic Tac DUMP — score 17/90.

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 (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.
• gum arabic (safe) — Natural gum used to bind seasoning to the chip.
• rice starch (moderate) — Another refined starch adding to the carbohydrate base.
• Artificial Flavors (moderate) — Synthetic flavoring; the reason this counts as a flavored coffee.
• citric acid (safe) — Acidity and tartness adjuster.
• MAGNESIUM STEARATE (moderate) — Anti-caking/flow agent; harmless in these amounts but a processing tell.
• Dried banana (safe) — A trace of real banana, present in token amounts for legitimacy, not nutrition.
• Turmeric (safe) — Natural yellow color and a mild anti-inflammatory spice.
• Shellac (moderate) — Insect-derived glaze on the sprinkles for shine.
• carnauba wax (safe) — Plant wax used to keep the bears from sticking.
• red 40 (avoid) — Artificial petroleum-derived dye with no purpose in a brown chocolate product; a decisive negative.
• blue 1 (avoid) — Artificial dye used to tune color; no nutritional role.
• yellow 6 (avoid) — Synthetic azo dye used purely for color.