Dental Gum, Cinnamon 12 pieces

Calories    5
Total Carbohydrates  2g
Sugar    0g
Sugar Alcohol  (as xylitol, sorbitol, melitol & glycerin) 2g
Vitamin A Acetate   1250IU
Vitamin C (as calcium ascorbate)  15mg
Vitamin E  (as di-alpha tocopheryl acetate) 7.5IU
Baking Soda (sodium bicarbonate)     50mg
Dicalcium Phosphate  50mg
Slippery Elm Bark Powder  1mg
Stevia Powder Extract  3mg
Xylitol  70mg

Other Ingredients: Sorbitol, gum base, maltitol, natural flavors, glycerin, and menthol

I love this gum! It is so healthy and beneficial for your teeth, and is great for those times when you are out and about and just cannot brush your teeth for awhile. Unlike conventional gums, which might claim to have beneficial Xylitol, but really have barely any at all, this gum is packed with this amazing natural sweetener, which actually helps aid in the repair of minor cavities. Read more about it to the left in the Green Screen Comments.

From the Eco-Dent website:

• Between! Dental Gum is the perfect answer to improving your dental hygiene while freshening your breath at times when it is inconvenient or not possible to brush and floss. This Natural Dental Care Gum is made with Baking Soda, Minerals and Antioxidants.
• Between! Gum comes in 2 great tasting flavors: Natural Cool Mint and Natural Cinnamon
• Freshens Breath.
• Long Lasting Flavor
• Sugar Free
• Great Tasting
• Unique Baking Soda Formula helps remove plaque, clean and polish teeth and neutralize acids in the mouth.
• Antioxidants (vitamins A, C and E) help strength the gums. 2 pieces provide 25% of Daily Value Recommendation
• All Natural Sweeteners, including xylitol and stevia. Vegan formula. Gluten free.
• No added dyes or artificial colors.
• Slippery Elm Bark soothes the throat.
• Blister packed for freshness, convenience and product security.

 

STARS: 5 out of 5 stars for naturalness
COMMENTS: This gum contains, as the main igredient, the beneficial natural sweetener xylitol. Though many popular chewing gums contain xylitol, the amount is so small as to be negligent.

Until recently, I didn't know much about xylitol, so I did some research on Wikipedia, where I learned a really cool fact: xylitol actually can actively aid in repairing minor cavities! Read on with the following information quoted from Wikipedia:

"Xylitol is a naturally occurring sweetener found in the fibers of many fruits and vegetables, including various berries, corn husks, oats, and mushrooms.

Xylitol is a "toothfriendly" sugar. In addition to not encouraging tooth decay (by replacing dietary sugars), xylitol may actively aid in repairing minor cavities caused by dental caries. Early studies from Finland in the 1970s found that a group chewing sucrose gum had 2.92 decayed, missing, or filled (dmf) teeth compared to 1.04 in the group chewing xylitol gums. In another study, researchers had mothers chew xylitol gum 3 months after delivery until their children were 2 years old. The researchers found that the xylitol group had a 70% reduction in caries (dmf).

Recent research confirms a plaque-reducing effect and suggests that the compound, having some chemical properties similar to sucrose, attracts and then "starves" harmful micro-organisms, allowing the mouth to remineralize damaged teeth with less interruption. (However, this same effect also interferes with yeast micro-organisms and others, so xylitol is inappropriate for making yeast-based bread, for instance.)"