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TIL In the US, Tic Tac’s list the sugar content as 0g despite the mints being approximately 90% sugar. This stems from the fact that a serving size is one 0.49g mint, and the USDA permits manufacturers to list sugar as 0g if they contain less than 0.5g.

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