Caution

Peppermint sugar free

by Velamints Inc

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0859139004379 · Velamints Inc · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0859139004379 · Serving size 1 MINT (1.2 g)

The verdict

Peppermint sugar free by Velamints Inc scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 4 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. Its short parsed label begins Sorbitol, Calcium Stearate, Natural Mint Flavors, so the useful next step is to inspect those few components directly rather than infer from the composite score. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 4 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
B
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

65/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

85/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

B

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

39004379 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Peppermint sugar free label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-SHORT 4 ing. REG-MOST 75% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-B Nutri-B RANK-LONG Len top 96% LEAD-FLAG Sorbitol PHOTO-FINISH Sugar Free Mints · ±0 BOOK-OFF …004379 · July 2026

3 of 4 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sorbitol). Source sheet 39004379 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Sugar Free Mints · Nearest score peer is Sugar Free Mints at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

The Nutri-Score algorithm returned its second band for this label. That grade typically describes a nutrition panel whose favourable components register clearly in the model without fully offsetting its energy or sodium terms. Because the calculation is a single points balance rather than a set of independent thresholds, a strong fibre or protein figure can lift a panel into this band even where one penalised nutrient sits high. The grade summarises the declared panel alone and carries no information about the additive ratings screened below.

The declared list parsed into a small number of components. On a short list the registry screen covers close to everything the packaging declares, and any single matched component accounts for a correspondingly large share of the composite. Short lists also leave less room for parsing error, since there are fewer separators and qualifiers for the extraction to resolve.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Peppermint sugar free: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Peppermint sugar free85/1002. Sugar Free Mints: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Sugar Free Mints85/1003. America's original sugar free mint: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. America's original sugar …85/1004. America's original sugar free mint: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. America's original sugar …85/1005. America's Original Sugar Free Mint: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. America's Original Sugar …85/100
High-band neighbours for Peppermint sugar free (85/100) outside Velamints Inc.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Peppermint sugar free
85/100
Sugar Free Mints
85/100
America's original sugar free mint
85/100
America's original sugar free mint
85/100
America's Original Sugar Free Mint
85/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 88,006 products we've scored in the Snacks category, the average safety score is 86.1/100. Peppermint sugar free scores 1.1 points below that category average (85/100 vs. 86.1/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Snacks products

Peppermint sugar free lists 4 ingredients on its label

4 4th percentile a longer ingredient list than 4% of the 81,477 products we track

0–2: 275 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,901 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4,248 products (5%). This entry sits in this band. 6–8: 5,408 products (7%). Above this entry. 8–10: 5,486 products (7%). Above this entry. 10–12: 5,840 products (7%). Above this entry. 12–14: 6,252 products (8%). Above this entry. 14–16: 6,724 products (8%). Above this entry. 16–18: 6,221 products (8%). Above this entry. 18–20: 5,168 products (6%). Above this entry. 20–22: 4,508 products (6%). Above this entry. 22–24: 3,809 products (5%). Above this entry. 24–26: 3,567 products (4%). Above this entry. 26–28: 2,829 products (3%). Above this entry. 28–30: 2,282 products (3%). Above this entry. 30–32: 1,905 products (2%). Above this entry. 32–34: 1,715 products (2%). Above this entry. 34–36: 1,572 products (2%). Above this entry. 36–38: 1,417 products (2%). Above this entry. 38–40: 1,284 products (2%). Above this entry. 40–42: 8,066 products (10%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Snacks product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

81,477 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 4 (4th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
275 products (0%)
2–4
2,901 products (4%)
4–6
4,248 products (5%)
6–8
5,408 products (7%)
8–10
5,486 products (7%)
10–12
5,840 products (7%)
12–14
6,252 products (8%)
14–16
6,724 products (8%)
16–18
6,221 products (8%)
18–20
5,168 products (6%)
20–22
4,508 products (6%)
22–24
3,809 products (5%)
24–26
3,567 products (4%)
26–28
2,829 products (3%)
28–30
2,282 products (3%)
30–32
1,905 products (2%)
32–34
1,715 products (2%)
34–36
1,572 products (2%)
36–38
1,417 products (2%)
38–40
1,284 products (2%)
40 and above
8,066 products (10%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 81,477 Snacks products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 4 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

Full Ingredient List

Sorbitol, anti caking agent: calcium stearate; natural mint flavors, sweetener: sucralose

Other products containing Natural Mint Flavors

Natural Mint Flavors is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 4 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Confectioneries

High-score cross-brand comparables for Peppermint sugar free

Neighbours outside Velamints Inc with screening scores in the same high band as Peppermint sugar free (85/100 here). No other Velamints Inc products are linked from this barcode; these peers compare across brands only.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sorbitol is the first flagged ingredient selected from Peppermint sugar free's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 4-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sorbitol. Open Sorbitol
  • Compare Peppermint sugar free's 1 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0859139004379: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.