Pure Fresh
Pure Fresh by Mentos has 12 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.9 out of 5, 0.22 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
- Safety score 0.22 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
How This Score Is Built
Pure Fresh 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). 12 of its 12 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 Pure Fresh sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
3.9 Top 81% higher than 19% 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
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
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
xylitol, gum base, mannitol, glycerin, maltitol syrup, natural and artificial flavors, rice starch, soy lecithin, acesulfame k, coconut oil, sucralose, fatty acid esters, lecithin, sorbitol, carboxymethylcellulose, carnauba wax, aspartame, xanthan gum, bht, sodium benzoate, blue 1 lake, color (titanium dioxide), blue 1
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Pure Fresh: 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.
Similar mean additive safety
Nearest products by average mapped safety score. This record: 3.9/5.
Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 12.
- Four meat italian sausage, pepperoni, ham and bacon pizza, four meat Δ 0 additives 12additives · 3.7/5
- All-american cake Δ 0 additives 12additives · 3.8/5
- Bacon cheeseburger fully cooked seasoned beef patty with bacon & process american sharp cheese on a sesame bun sandwich, bacon cheeseburger Δ 0 additives · Topco Associates Inc. 12additives · 3.8/5
- Chocolate espresso swirl cake Δ 0 additives 12additives · 3.8/5
Product Details
- Brand
- Mentos
- Barcode
- 0033340314056
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Is Pure Fresh above or below average on ingredient safety?
Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Pure Fresh's 3.9/5 average puts it in the lower 81%, 0.22 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
How should Pure Fresh's 3.9/5 score be read?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Pure Fresh's mapped ingredients average out to 3.9/5, which is the Low Risk 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.