Tic Tacs Come In Many Different Flavours.

Tic Tacs come in many different flavours. Here are some examples:

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Passion Fruit (also called Maracuja) (Summer edition, 2007, France; Netherlands; Australia, Latvia, Brazil, Belgium, Poland, United Kingdom and New Zealand) Mango (Summer edition, 2007, Australia, France, Hong Kong and Netherlands) Melon Mix (2008/2009) (Summer edition 2008 - Serbia/2009 - United Kingdom]) Tropical Acerola (Summer edition, 2007, France; Australia, Netherlands, Latvia from 2008, Summer 2009 Germany, Poland) Pink Grapefruit (Summer edition, 2007, France and Australia) Cinnamon (first alternative flavor from 1970s, "limited edition" in UK called Winter Warmer) Tangerine Orange (added after the Tangerine was popular in the double pack) Wintergreen (added in 1980s) Cool Cherry (UK- added in 2008) Spearmint (added in 1980s) Lime (added in 1990s) Fresh mint (Europe/US); Peppermint (Australia) Fresh Melons (Germany) Fruit Festival (limited edition) Citrus Twist (limited edition) Tropical Twist (UK - passion fruit) Extra Mint Cherry (Brazil) Honeycomb Extra Strong Splifftastic (New Zealand) Hexa (Brazil) Carnaval (Brazil) Bold! (strong flavors, fruit and mint varieties) Lemon Mint (Australia, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Hong Kong and Poland) Eucalyptus (Winter edition, 2007, Poland and Slovakia) Paradise Mint CHILL (2008) Strawberry (2008) (Christmas Edition) Cherry (2008) (Summer edition, 2008, France, Poland) Up! (flavors like Passion Fruit and Acerola, with vitamin C) (Brazil) Alpine Mint (Germany) Cherry Passion (combo of cherry and passion fruit flavors) Citrus Punch (Limited Edition Big Box, triple flavor: Orange, lemon and grapefruit). Coconut and Pineapple ("Goût Coco Ananas", 2009, France, Poland) Pina Colada

Nutrition Facts For Fresh mint (Europe/US); Peppermint (Australia) Nutritional Information Per 100 g - Energy 1658 kJ (390 kcal), Protein 0 g, Carbohydrate 97.5 g, Fat 0 g. Per Tic Tac - Energy 8.5 kJ (2 kcal), Protein 0 g, Carbohydrate 0.5 g, Fat 0 g. Ingredients Sugar, high Fructose corn syrup, Rice Starch, Dextrin, Stabilizer (Gum Arabic), Flavorings, Glazing Agent (Carnauba wax), Filling Agent (Magnesium stearate). Each pack weighs 15-18 g and contains about 36 Tic Tacs. New packs in Australia weigh 24 g and contain 50 Tic Tacs. The Tic Tac "Big Box" weighs 49 g and contains 100 Tic Tacs. The "Big Pack" weights 29 grams (1 ounce) and contains 59 pieces. Each Tic Tac weighs just under 0.5 g. Since US federal regulations state that if a single serving contains less than 0.5 g of sugars it is allowable to express the amount of sugar in a serving as zero, and since a single serving of Tic Tacs is a single Tic Tac, Tic Tacs are labeled in the US as containing zero sugar.

By Sam Jones