What is exactly in the MENTOS?
Several years ago, mentos gained notoriety as an Internet phenomenon when a collection of videos appeared showing people combining mentos and diet cola to form a geyser like eruption of soda into the air. Although we finally find out this is caused by the cola's carbon dioxide mixing with the porous holes in the outer shell of the mentos, but still, people want to know----- what is atually in mentos?
From the mentos' official website, it states there are more than 20 ingredients inside of the small
mint. The primary ingredient is sugar and wheat glucose which bring mentos a sweet and fruity flavor. And for structure and stability, mentos uses various starches, gums and hydrogenated coconut oils. In addition, an assortment of colors, carnauba and beeswax give mentos the colorful and glossy outer shell.
There are several more ingredients beside those we mentioned. However, all the essential parts are stated. And next time, taste mentos and try to figure it out!
Sources:
http://us.mentos.com/mentos-fruithttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentos