Tic Tac is a brand of small, hard mint manufactured by the Italian company Ferrero. They were first produced in 1968 and are now available in a variety of flavors in over 100 countries. Tic Tac has featured advertising that emphasizes the low-calorie count of the mints. Most flavors of the mint have approximately 1.9 calories per mint. There is also some controversy over the fact that in the United States, Tic Tac list the sugar content as 0g despite the mints being approximately 90% sugar (depending on the flavor). This stems from the fact that a serving size is one 0.49g mint, and the FDA permits manufacturers to list sugar (or other nutritional components) as 0g if they contain less than 0.5g. In at least some jurisdictions, the 0g now features a footnote that clarifies “less than 0.5g”.
