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The career of the Mentos began over 60 years ago. During this time, the Mentos brand has become one of the most recognizable brands in the world. This is evidenced by even 10 million likes on the official fanpage on Facebook. What is hidden in these amazing pills and what do they owe their worldwide success to? How much calories do mentosy have? Are Mentos healthy? What are mentos made of? What is the composition of mentos? Are Mentosy Harmful?
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In the article below you will find out, among others:
- What is the composition of mentos?
- How much calories do mentosy have?
- Are Mentos healthy?
- Can you eat mentosa?
Mint lovers dragées reach for them, wanting to get them the refreshing effect announced by advertising slogans such as “Mentos the freshmaker”, or “Stay fresh”. Hardly anyone identifies Mentoses with sweets.
What is the composition of mentos?
By asking random people what Mentos are made of, I heard in response “it’s all chemistry” and “probably some sweeteners and a bit of mint”. But the people I interviewed were wrong. Mentoses contain primarily sugar, which we will see when we take a closer look after the purchase the distinctive Mentos reel. We will see the tiny letters they use the composition of the product is specified. At this point, it becomes clear that we bought… sugar. Both in the form of traditional white sugar and even worse glucose-fructose syrup.
How much calories do mentosy have?
One roll of Mentos provides 150 kcal. However, these are empty calories, because in addition to them, candies they do not provide any vitamins and minerals. If we want to burn calories assimilated from one package, we must march in a fairly intense manner pace for almost an hour.
Are Mentos healthy?
Harmless components E
Determined most of the candies available on the market and chewing gum is stuffed with artificial sweeteners, dyes and preservatives. Mentoses do not contain these types of ingredients. In In truth, the mysterious designations E 414 and E 418 appear in the composition, but they are safe and natural ingredients (gum arabic and gellan gum). Also used for production: wax bees E901, carnauba wax E903 and sucrose fatty acid esters E473, however, are also compounds that do not adversely affect health.
Ingredient What arouses our suspicions, on the other hand, is hydrogenated vegetable oil. Is it fat that is extremely harmful to our body. First of all, it contributes it contributes to the development of cardiovascular disease. Fortunately, he is not in Mentosa too much. In one package, the sum of all fats does not exceed one gram.
Ile are you willing to pay for a kilo of sugar?
It must be admitted that Mentos producer company Perfetti Van Melle knows how to make money. Reaching out after Mentosa we buy sugar with a little admixture of worthless additives. Simply put, it can be said that we buy sugar for nearly PLN 60 for kilogrambecause that’s roughly how much a kilogram of Mentos costs. It’s easy to see that the success of the Mentos is not due to the sophisticated or unique ingredients taste, or rather very effective marketing efforts.
Can you eat mentosa?
Of course, reaching for From time to time nothing bad will happen to Mentos and you don’t need them with completely. However, be moderate and remember that it is not only a mint refreshment, but mainly candies providing a large dose of calories.
Do you often reach for mentos? Which candies do you like the most? Let me know!
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