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Gum And Breath Mints

Guest Leidenschaft

By Guest Leidenschaft
in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications

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Guest Leidenschaft
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Hi all, can anyone recommend a safe gum or breath mint that I can get in Atlantic Canada? Preferably without Aspartame...

Thanks! :)

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Guest Leidenschaft
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Nobody??? :blink: Come on celiac3270, where's your list for this?? :lol:

I seem to have sour mouth all the time lately! :unsure: Need something to freshen up! Does anyone know if the breath sprays or strips are safe??

Thanks!

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KaitiUSA Enthusiast
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There are alot that are gluten free in the US but I'm not sure about Canada :unsure: Wish I could help

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Canadian Karen Community Regular
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I use Altoids. I know they are gluten-free although I read somewhere that their gum is NOT gluten-free.

Here is a list from delphi:

http://forums.delphiforums.com/n/mb/displa...iac&msg=39527.1

I have not tried any gum as I don't really like gum.......

Altoids is made by Kraft and they have a very good policy of listing gluten.....

Karen

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Thanks! :D

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skbird Contributor
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A favorite of mine is now off-limits, Xylichew. I am hypoglycemic and so don't use sugared gums, nor can I use artificial sweeteners. Xylichew is sweetened with xylitol. I wrote the company and here's the response:

Our chewing gum is not 100% guaranteed gluten free. When I contacted our manufacturer they let me know that they knew that nearly all ingredients were gluten free however there were a couple that they could not say for sure.  I'm not aware of them using their machinery to manufacture items with gluten in them so it's hard for me to say.  If you have any other questions please let me know.

So this was a major disappointment for me. I'm going to check on Peelu, the other one I like to use, but if no on that, I think I'm out of luck on gum.

Stephanie

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celiac3270 Collaborator
celiac3270
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Lol...sorry, I have a lot for the US, but nothing for Canada.

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Carriefaith Enthusiast
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Wrigley Canada Inc. indicated (this was confirmed last July) "Wrigley brands contain no wheat, oats, or barley... no packaging material directly next to their products contains gluten sources. The starch used on the label around each individual stick of gum are produced from corn or potatoes"

some gluten-free products:

Wrigley's Spearmint

Wrigley's Double mint: peppermint, fruit

Juicy Fruit

Big Red-Cinnamon

Sugar Free Freedent:

Spearmint

Peppermint

Sugar Free Extra:

Spearmint

Peppermint

chlorophyll

winterfresh

classic bubble gum

peach

polar ice

Sugar Free Excel - Breath Freshner

Spearmint

Peppermint

chlorophyll

winterfresh

polar ice

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num1habsfan Rising Star
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I always chew on Trident and have never had a reaction to it, Hope that helps! :P ~

~lisa~

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scotia Newbie
scotia
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I use tic tacs ( the whiute ones only) and have never had any problems.

Plus, they're just one calorie... hehe ;-)

Scotia

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anerissara Enthusiast
anerissara
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I know this is an old thread, but just FYI Trident gum is gluten-free, according to their website.

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SKF Newbie
SKF
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I know this is an old thread, but just FYI Trident gum is gluten-free, according to their website.
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SKF Newbie
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I've asked about this on another celiac list and was told to avoid "sorbitol", I guess because it has gluten in it? But, I thought I saw sorbitol in the ingrediens list for Altoids. does anyone know about sorbitol, or if altoids are or are not gluten free?

thank you -- susan flinn

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I've asked about this on another celiac list and was told to avoid "sorbitol", I guess because it has gluten in it? But, I thought I saw sorbitol in the ingrediens list for Altoids. does anyone know about sorbitol, or if altoids are or are not gluten free?

thank you -- susan flinn

sorbitol is a sugar. it is not associated with gluten.

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Annaem Enthusiast
Annaem
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Do your products contain gluten?

The following is a list of U.S. Wrigley products that are free of any wheat, oat, rye or barley gluten:

Wrigley's Spearmint

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mf123456789 Newbie
mf123456789
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Does anyone know if Breath Savers Protect are gluten free? Or have a list of gluten free mints?

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Ennis-TX Grand Master
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15 minutes ago, mf123456789 said:

Does anyone know if Breath Savers Protect are gluten free? Or have a list of gluten free mints?

I have only used Spry mints and gum exclusive for the past 3 years. Sugar Free, and Gluten Free. I gotta say out of all the mints they offer I love the lemon, berry, and cinnamon mints over the wintergreen, spearmint, and peppermint. You can buy them in bulk cheap and get like a couple  month supply that way also.

https://www.luckyvitamin.com/sb-spry-mints?page=1#q=pageSize/100/page/1

https://www.luckyvitamin.com/sb-xlear-spry-chewing-gum#q=pageSize/100/page/1

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s.morgan Newbie
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Great information!
 

Does anyone know if excel’s bubblemint gum is gluten-free? 

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