Gums / Amazon Basic Care
Written from FDA labels, published studies and buyer reviews. Our own test of each gum comes next. Updated 14 Nov 2026.
The coated flavors are good value. The uncoated ones are cheap and hard, and buyers say so.
Amazon now labels it Amazon Basics. The 2 mg coated Ice Mint rates best, at 4.4 stars.
Buyers like the price and the coated Ice Mint. They dislike the uncoated flavors, the yellow tongue and the blister packs.
| What buyers mention | Positive | Negative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flavor, coated | 297 | 167 | |
| Flavor, uncoated | 134 | 249 | |
| Value for money | 397 | 130 | |
| Effectiveness | 390 | 70 | |
| Staining | 7 | 60 | |
| Texture | 50 | 85 |
Counts from five Amazon listings, 14,839 ratings in all. Amazon sorts the mentions by machine.
a competitor to nicorette that tastes the same as white ice mint and is soft snd easy to chew at half the price
Amazon buyer, coated Ice Mint 2 mgWay better than the name brand. Softer and flavor lasts longer.
Amazon buyer, coated Ice Mint 2 mgIf you like the Costco gum, this is just like it.
Amazon buyer, coated Ice Mint 2 mgThese are uncoated and terrible. You want the coated kind.
Amazon buyer, uncoated Mint 4 mgTurns to cement after 5 minutes. No flavor.
Amazon buyer, uncoated Original 2 mgNo good! It turns your tongue yellow and it’s weird. The nicorette brand doesn’t do that
Amazon buyer, coated 4 mgWe quote buyers until our own test of this gum is done.
Amazon Basic Care comes in six flavors, in 2 and 4 mg.
| Flavor | Type |
|---|---|
| Original | Uncoated |
| Mint | Uncoated |
| Cool Mint | Coated |
| Ice Mint | Coated |
| Cinnamon | Coated |
| Fruit | Coated |
Amazon Basic Care costs about $0.17 a piece in a large pack.
| Where | Pieces | Price | A piece |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon, Original 2 mg | 310 | $53.27 | $0.17 |
| Amazon, uncoated Mint 4 mg | 220 | $39.60 | $0.18 |
| Amazon, coated flavors | 160 | $37.30 | $0.23 |
| Amazon | 20 | $8.55 | $0.43 |
Prices read on 14 Nov 2026. This page has no paid link.
Original 2 mg has acesulfame, sorbitol, flavors and buffers, and nothing else on our list.
Coated mint and fruit add sucralose, titanium dioxide and gelatin. Most 4 mg pieces contain the dye D&C Yellow 10. Most 2 mg pieces do not.
Perrigo makes it, in Denmark.
Perrigo holds the approval, and every label says Made in Denmark. Kirkland, Amazon Basic Care, Equate, up&up, Blip and Quitine all sell this recipe.
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Amazon Basic Care scores 3.9 of 5 on all seven measures. Buy the coated Ice Mint in 2 mg, and you get most of Nicorette for half the price.
This is the Kirkland recipe with six flavors and no membership. The flavor score hides a split: 64% of mentions are positive for the coated gum and 35% for the uncoated.
Each score runs from 1 to 5. A dash means that no data exists to score. The taste score counts what buyers wrote, because we have not tested the gum yet.
You want a low price without a membership.
You want to try 20 pieces for $8.55 first.
You were about to buy the uncoated one.
A yellow tongue bothers you. Choose 2 mg.