Abstract: This invention is a solid breath cleansing confection and a method for its manufacture which comprises an ingestibly acceptable alpha-amylase of between 1-8 SKB units of alpha-amylase which is in sufficient amount to degrade starch. The alpha-amylase may be from any source but in the currently preferred embodiment it is a fungal alpha-amylase. The confection may further comprise a solid comestible confectionary base containing flavoring and a sweetener which does not promote tooth decay. The sweeteners may be natural or artificial and in the currently preferred embodiment the sweetener is sorbitol. The confectionary base may be a gum or lozenge base and the flavoring may be natural or artificial flavoring, for example, mint flavoring such as natural or artificial wintergreen or natural or artificial spearmint.