Xylitol mint brand comparison
I use xylitol mints for dental health when I'm out-and-about and unable to use a xylitol powder rinse. However, different brands have different additives and sources, so I've contacted each company to compare their products:
Recommended xylitol mints:
Also available in ginger, licorice, and wintermint flavors. Make sure to get the mints that come in tins, the other flavors (berry and cinnamon) and containers have more ingredients, and their xylitol is from Chinese corn husks.
- minimal additives
- the xylitol comes from birch grown in the US (and occasionally Europe)
Xylitol, natural peppermint flavor and natural hibiscus powder.
XyloBurst told me that the "natural peppermint flavor" is just peppermint oil.
Other xylitol mint brands:
Also available in cinnamon and fresh fruit flavors.
- unnecessary additives
- the xylitol comes from corn (which is fine, and non-GMO), but probably comes from China
Xylitol, gum acacia, natural flavors, magnesium stearate.
Epic Dental told me that "natural flavors" is just peppermint extract.
Also available in berry mix, cinnamon, coffee and cream, cranberry, eggnog (blech!), immunity support, lemon, licorice, margarita, menthol eucalyptus, orange cream, pina colada, pumpkin spice, root beer float, spearmint, strawberry daiquiri, and wintergreen flavors.
- the xylitol comes from birch, which is probably from the US or Europe
- unnecessary additives
Xylitol, peppermint oil, potassium bitartrate, calcium stearate.
Also available in lemon flavor.
- unnecessary additives
- the xylitol comes from corn (which is fine, and non-GMO), but comes from various countries including China
Xylitol, calcium lactate, magnesium stearate, gum arabic, natural flavor (peppermint oil), glazing agent (beeswax).
Also available in lemon & peppermint or eucalyptus & peppermint flavors.
- the xylitol comes from birch and beech trees, probably from North America or Europe
- unnecessary additives
Xylitol, calcium stearate, gum arabic, peppermint oil, carnauba wax.
Also available in cinnamon, lemonburst, and berryblast flavors.
- unnecessary additives
- the xylitol comes from corn (which is fine, and non-GMO), but comes from China
Xylitol, calcium lactate, magnesium stearate, gum arabic, natural flavor (peppermint oil), glazing agent (beeswax).
Also available in cinnamon, spearmint, and cool fruit flavors.
- unnecessary additives
- the xylitol comes from a mix of different sources including corn, birch and hardwoods (which is fine), but the corn source probably comes from China
Xylitol, natural peppermint flavor, natural menthol, magnesium stearate, stearic acid.
Xylitol mints that are no longer available:
- Ricochet Candies: previously made by Emerald Forest and appears to have been bought out by (or renamed to) Xyla.
- Xylishield: appears to be discontinued.
- XyliChew Mints: these were previously made by Tundra Trading, which appears to have been bought by Nature's Stance, now producing only gum.