Tic Tac: food dye content
Tic Tac Orange, artificially flavored mints; net weight 1 OZ, (29 g). Less than 2 calories per mint. Made in CANADA. Let us see what is inside.
DyeDiet DOESN’T BUY IT!
In fact this product is NOT too bad. You get only 7 mg of FD&C Yellow 6 from the whole container (see Studies on Food Dyes). For instance, dried papaya with its ~0.3 g of combined Yellow 5 and Yellow 6 colors per 311 g container (that is about 1 mg of the dye per 1 g of food) looks much more like a “dye diet”. In addition Carnauba wax and ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) may produce a beneficial antioxidant effect. However, despite FIVE nutrients and not so high DDFI this candy is still of low nutritional value, DDNF ~ 0.7 only. So YOU decide if you want to take a relatively lower risk with the Tic Tac mints (See Behavior, Learning and Health; The Dietary Connection). But the DyeDiet “tic tactic” is NOT to buy it.
Category: Candy, Candy and snacks, Food Dyes Exposure
yr cherry passion and lime & orange 18g size, how many of these packets could one eat in a day. I am 67 years, just gave up smoking 2 months ago and get a dry mouth so accordingly take tic tacs, I suppose I could get through 4 packets a day. How healthy or not healthy is taking this amount
Sir, Tic Tac contains extraterrestrial chemicals in it – artificial dyes. But, don’t get me wrong, they are not going to bring you a harm unless you eat them everyday regularly. If you need something like candy in place of cigarettes, please consider something natural like natural Jelly Belly http://www.dyediet.com/2012/07/21/candy-and-snacks/candy/jelly-belly-to-be-proud-about/ or other candy you can find (at Whole Foods Market, for example). Good Luck!