Coca-Cola Flavored Mints, Coca-Cola

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Coca-Cola Flavored Mints, Coca-Cola scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Artificial Colors (Red 40): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Gum Arabic): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Other Additives (Shellac And Carnauba Wax As Glazing Agents): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Within Gum & Mints, this product is more processed than about 23% of the 1,470 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Coca-Cola Flavored Mints, Coca-Cola's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar*, Dextrose, Coca-Cola Drink (Water , Sugar, Caramel Color , Phosphoric Acid , Natural Flavors), Maltodextrin.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid, Tartaric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Anti-Caking AgentsProcessing indicator

In this product: Magnesium Stearate.

Common in powdered processed foods.