Every Trebor mint sold in the UK broken down by mint and by roll or pack, and checked against NHS daily reference intakes for children aged 4 to 17.
Trebor makes some of the best-known mints in Britain, and mints occupy an unusual place in a daily nutrition picture. They are eaten in small quantities throughout the day rather than as a single portion, they are rarely thought of as sweets at all, and they are almost never counted. A roll kept in a bag or a car can be finished over a few hours without registering as something eaten.
For the sugared lines, all of that sugar is free sugar. There is no fat, no protein and no fibre in a compressed mint — the entire calorie figure comes from sugar, which makes these products unusually simple to assess. What matters is not what is in them but how many are eaten, and that is the number people are least likely to know.
The compressed lines are sugar pressed into a tablet with peppermint or spearmint oil and a binding agent. Density and piece size vary across the range, and because these are eaten in multiples, a small difference per mint compounds quickly across a roll.
The softer and chewy lines add glucose syrup and, in some products, fat to change the texture. That raises the calorie figure per gram relative to a compressed mint while the sugar concentration stays broadly similar.
Sugar-free variants replace sugar with sweeteners, most often sorbitol or xylitol. These carry no free sugar and considerably fewer calories, and xylitol in particular has evidence behind it for dental health rather than against it — a genuine difference from the sugared lines rather than a marketing distinction.
Dental contact time is the consideration specific to this category. A mint is designed to dissolve slowly, which extends the period sugar is in contact with tooth enamel. That is a separate issue from the daily sugar total and one reason mints are treated differently from other confectionery in dental guidance.
Each product page includes a full nutrition breakdown per mint and per roll, portion size comparisons, age-adjusted NHS daily reference intake calculations for children aged 4 to 17, an interactive calculator for your child's specific age and gender, and a complete ingredient and allergen guide.
