Breathsavers

Breathsavers

Breathsavers
Ingredients	Sorbitol, magnesium stearate, artificial flavor, aspartame, medium chain triglycerides, zinc gluconate, artificial color, polysorbate 80
Nutrition Information	Per mint: calories 5, fat 0g, sodium 0 mg, carbohydrates 2g, sugars 0g, protein 0g
Active Ingredients	None (but see Neutrazin section in main article)
Flavors	Peppermint, Spearmint, Wintergreen, Vanilla Mint, Citrus Mist. 3 hour mints are available in Peppermint and Spearmint only.
Sugar Free?	Yes
Manufacturer	The Hershey Company
Year introduced	1978
Slogans / Taglines	The Right Amount of Mint
Hazards	Phenylalanine (in Aspartame); Food coloring

Breathsavers is a brand of mint manufactured by the Hershey Company. Breathsavers were introduced in 1978. The main ingredient found in Breathsavers is sorbitol.

An image of Breathsavers still in their wrappers.

Breathsavers are modified disks, beveled at the outer edges and having a shallow depression in the center, on both sides. Each Breathsaver is counterembossed on one side with the legend "BREATH SAVER" in raised letters about 0.3 mm tall in a circular pattern around the center. They are packaged in two different ways:

• A cylindrical roll, with twelve mints in each roll.
• In a disc-shaped metal can, sold as "Breathsavers 3 Hour Mints".

Breathsavers are advertised as containing "Neutrazin", an ingredient claimed to neutralize and eliminate bad breath temporarily. Neutrazin is often used today in several other mints and mint-like products.^[1] It is not stated which ingredients of the ingredient list (see infobox) compose Neutrazin, however, it's widely believed^{[by whom?]} that a zinc compound, an oil (liquid fat) and a nontoxic surfactant compose the chemical markup of Neutrazin.

References

1. ^ Breathsavers Mints - Hershey's

External links

• Breathsavers official web site
• Slate magazine review of common breath mints (including Breathsavers)