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| Type | Confectionery |
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| Place of origin | Australia (1922) |
| Created by | James Noble Stedman |
| Main ingredients | Glucose syrup, cane sugar, gelatine, mint flavour, vegetable oil |
Minties is a brand of confectionery originating in Australia and manufactured in both Australia and New Zealand for their respective markets. They are hard white, chewy, rectangular and mint-flavoured, which on chewing become so sticky that they are notorious for causing dental fillings to come out. They were originally packaged in 5lb (around 2.2 kg) bulk tins[1] or 3oz (around 85g) cardboard boxes, but now come in packs ranging from 150g - 1 kg. Minties are wrapped in waxed paper with a cartoon underneath the logo with the common caption "It's moments like these you need Minties".
About 500 million are consumed each year.[2]
In the early 1990s, Chocomints were marketed, which integrated milk chocolate into the traditional recipe.[3] Later in the 1990s, Minties released 'Spearmint Minties', but these were taken off the market for unknown reasons just before the end of 1999. In 2013, Nestlé (Australia) introduced Allen's Minties "Smooth Mints Choc & Vanilla" which had choc-mint and vanilla-mint varieties in one packet.[4]
- ^ Brisbane Courier 1 June 1929
- ^ "Nestlé switches production of Minties from New Zealand to Australia". Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "Minties advertisement 1992 Moments likes these". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021.
- ^ Danielle (17 August 2013). "Lolly Addict - Australian Confectionery Reviews: Allen's Minties Smooth Mints Choc Vanilla". Retrieved 10 November 2018.