Chios Mastic (Gum/Oil)

Hazard level: No known concerns

What is Chios Mastic (Gum/Oil)?

Aromatic resin/oil from the Pistacia lentiscus tree grown on Chios, used as a chewing-gum flavour/base ingredient.

Is Chios Mastic (Gum/Oil) safe?

Chios Mastic (Gum/Oil) has no known health concerns in the amounts typically used in food.

Score impact: No penalty on the FoodsScan score (FoodsScan scores run 0–100, where 100 is best.)

Found in 14 of 12,846 analysed products in the FoodsScan database.

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Also known as

Chios Mastic (Gum/Oil) is also known as mastic, mastiha, mastic gum, chios mastiha, chios mastic oil — these all refer to the same ingredient.

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Where Chios Mastic (Gum/Oil) is typically found

Snacks Sweet Snacks Confectioneries Chewing Gum Sugar Free Chewing Gum

Related additives

Sugar (Sucrose) Natural Flavouring Acacia Gum (Gum Arabic) (E414) Water Glycerol (Glycerin) (E422) Tocopherol (Vitamin E) (E306) Sorbitol (E420) Carnauba Wax (E903) Citric Acid (E330) wheat

Products containing Chios Mastic (Gum/Oil)

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