Chewing Gum has this many Calories (Lowest to Highest)!
Chewing gum, even the sugar-free type, has calories. A couple of pieces of gum are not going to affect anyone’s daily calories target, but it is still good to know which chewing gum has relatively more calories. Remember, you don’t have to swallow chewing gum to absorb its calories (don’t swallow gum!). The calories listed on the pack relate to what you do swallow, not the indigestible chewy stuff.
Mentos Pure Fresh Bubble Fresh Flavour Sugar Free Gum has 239 calories (1000 kilojoules) per 100 grams. 100g of this gum contains 0.1 grams of sugar.
Mentos Pure Fresh Spearmint Gum 239 Calories
Mentos Pure Fresh Spearmint Gum has 239 calories (1000 kilojoules) per 100 grams. This gum does not contain any sugar.
Wrigley’s Extra White Peppermint Chewing Gum Sugar Free 4×10 Piece 241 Calories
Wrigley’s Extra White Peppermint Chewing Gum Sugar Free 4×10 Piece has 241 calories (1010 kilojoules) per 100 grams. This gum does not contain any sugar.
Hubba Bubba Seriously Strawberry Bubble Gum Tape has 320 calories (1337 kilojoules) per 100 grams. 100g of this gum contains 69 grams of sugar.
Does Chewing Gum contain Calories?
Yes! Chewing gum contains calories because even the sugar-free types have calorie-containing ingredients which are swallowed in the course of chewing the gum. Sure, if you only eat a couple of pieces per day (about 5-6 grams), you’ll only be absorbing about 15 calories for the high calorie gums. However, if you chew through a whole 56g pack you’ll need to add about 150 calories to your Calorie Tracker!
Typical Chewing Gum Ingredients
A typical sugar-free chewing gum has the following ingredients:
Pretty much everything except the “Gum Base” in each formulation can be swallowed and absorbed, so that’s where the calories are coming from. If you want to find out what some of those coded food additives are, check out our post on emulsifiers!
