Dentyne NOVA 4

Dentyne, Ice Sugar Free Gum, Winter Chili, Winter Chili

Dentyne, Ice Sugar Free Gum, Winter Chili, Winter Chili: 3.5/5 ingredient safety

Dentyne, Ice Sugar Free Gum, Winter Chili, Winter Chili by Dentyne has 6 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.5 out of 5, 0.62 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.

  • Safety score 0.62 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

Snacks / Sweet snacks / Confectioneries

How This Score Is Built

Dentyne, Ice Sugar Free Gum, Winter Chili, Winter Chili draws on FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research, combined into a single editorially-derived 1-5 scale (never an official government rating). 6 of its 6 tracked ingredients are scored so far; data as of 2026-09-07.

Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records feed this score. The FDA site → has the primary record; our methodology page explains the scoring.

Where Dentyne, Ice Sugar Free Gum, Winter Chili, Winter Chili sits nationally

Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients

3.5 Top 91% higher than 9% of 58,710 scored products

Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value

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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07

3.5
Mixed Evidence
Average ingredient safety: 3.5 out of 5
Based on 6 tracked ingredients
6
Tracked Ingredients
1
Concerning
4
Low Risk / Safe
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Nutri-Score
1 ingredient flagged for safety concerns

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.

Full Ingredients List

Sorbitol, Gum Base, Maltitol, Mannitol, Natural And Artificial Flavoring, Glycerin, Less Than 2%: Acacia, Acesulfame Potassium, Aspartame, Bht (To Maintain Freshness), Candelila Wax, Soy Lecithin, Sucralose, Titanium Dioxide (Color).

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Dentyne, Ice Sugar Free Gum, Winter Chili, Winter Chili: nearest mean mapped additive safety score and nearest mapped ingredient count among indexable products with at least 3 scored additives, excluding same-brand siblings. Scores describe regulatory and research signals on additives, not dietary advice.

Product Details

Brand
Dentyne
Barcode
0012546005470
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Is Dentyne, Ice Sugar Free Gum, Winter Chili, Winter Chili above or below average on ingredient safety?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Dentyne, Ice Sugar Free Gum, Winter Chili, Winter Chili's 3.5/5 average puts it in the lower 91%, 0.62 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

How should Dentyne, Ice Sugar Free Gum, Winter Chili, Winter Chili's 3.5/5 score be read?

Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Dentyne, Ice Sugar Free Gum, Winter Chili, Winter Chili's 3.5/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it in the Mixed Evidence tier.

Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.