Chewing gum
FDC 168771stick (3 g)
Source: USDA FoodData Central · Public domain
Original analysis by NutriVerdict
Density 7 · -2 vs Sweets medianChewing gum scores 7 of 100 in the Low band, ranking 38th of 60 in Sweets, below the category median of 9. It has no standout nutrient percentages here, since gum is built almost entirely from sweeteners and gum base rather than any nutritive ingredient.
It's chewed rather than swallowed, typically one stick at a time, so the 360 calories and 66.1 g of sugars listed per 100 g rarely reflect what's actually consumed in a sitting, since only a few grams end up chewed. Even so, the per-100 g sugar content confirms it's built as a sweet, not a food with meaningful nutrition value.
Source: USDA FoodData Central · Public domain
Percent of calories derived by NutriVerdict from USDA grams
Nutrition facts
| Nutrient | Amount | % DV |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 360 kcal | 18% |
| Total fat | 0.3 g | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.04 g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 1 mg | 0% |
| Carbohydrate | 97 g | 35% |
| Dietary fiber | 2.4 g | 9% |
| Sugars | 66 g | |
| Protein | 0 g | 0% |
| Potassium | 2 mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 0 mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0 mg | 0% |
| Magnesium | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 0 µg | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0 mg | 0% |
| Nutrient | Amount | % DV |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 11 kcal | 1% |
| Total fat | 0.01 g | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0 g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 0.03 mg | 0% |
| Carbohydrate | 2.9 g | 1% |
| Dietary fiber | 0.07 g | 0% |
| Sugars | 2 g | |
| Protein | 0 g | 0% |
| Potassium | 0.06 mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 0 mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0 mg | 0% |
| Magnesium | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 0 µg | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0 mg | 0% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central · Public domain
FDC 168771Original analysis by NutriVerdict
Versus the sweets median
Original analysis by NutriVerdict
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