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Linux Mint is built on top of Ubuntu, which itself was a fork of Debian. Ubuntu is not something I would call a "clean base". It is clunky, slow to adopt new technologies, and very (Canonical) opinionated. Linux Mint actively works against its Ubuntu base by removing Snap and other Canonical weirdness.
Tumbleweed and Leap offer the option to add or remove ANY package from your system before you even install it through their GUI installer, actually 2 GUI package choosers for either simple or advanced users. I don't think it is accurate to suggest that Linux Mint is minimalist with its packages, especially when comparing to openSUSE distros.
I will not argue against Linux Mint being user friendly, it is pretty good. But "not bloated", especially when comparing against openSUSE, is inaccurate.