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Arm & Hammer Dental Care Sugar Free Gum


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    Arm & Hammer Dental Care Sugar Free Gum

  • Ingredients :  Search Ingredients for Toxicity

    Sorbitol
    A polyhydric alcohol with about half the sweetness of sucrose. Sorbitol occurs naturally and is also produced synthetically from glucose. It was formerly used as a diuretic and may still be used as a laxative and in irrigating solutions for some surgical procedures. It is also used in many manufacturing processes, as a pharmaceutical aid, and in several research applications.

    Gum Base

Xylitol

A five-carbon sugar alcohol derived from xylose by reduction of the carbonyl group. It is as sweet as sucrose. It is used as a noncariogenic sweetener and as a sugar substitute in diabetic diets.

Sodium Bicarbonate(Baking Soda)

A white, crystalline powder that is commonly used as a pH buffering agent, an electrolyte replenisher, systemic alkalizer and in topical cleansing solutions.

Calcium Carbonate

Carbonic acid calcium salt (CaCO3). An odorless, tasteless powder or crystal that occurs in nature. It is used therapeutically as a phosphate buffer in hemodialysis patients and as a calcium supplement.

Natural and Artificial Flavors

Maltitol Syrup

Gum Arabic (Less than 2%)

Powdered exudate from various Acacia species, especially A. senegal (Leguminosae). It forms mucilage or syrup in water. Gum arabic is used as a suspending agent, excipient, and emulsifier in foods and pharmaceuticals.

Acesulfame Potassium (Sweetener)

Soy Lecithin

Artificial Color

Carnauba Wax

Resinous Glaze

BHT (To Maintain Freshness)



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