Smint
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Smint is a type of minty candy. Every Smint candy has a triangular shape with an engraved "S".
Micro Mints come in two different size packets the smaller containing 40 pastilles and the larger containing 100 for extra value. Smint Micro Mints are available in the following flavours: mint
, spearmint
, peppermint
, extra strong, lemon, wildberry, blackberry, mild fresh mint and winter ice. Smint is also available in variations that whiten teeth in two flavors: fresh mint and strawberry. The larger packets containing 100 pastilles are only available in mint, spearmint and mild fresh mint.
Smint XL Mints are 3 times bigger than the original Smint Micro Mint. They have a double layer and come in a tin box containing 50 mints. Smint XL mints are availible in the following flavours: Peppermint, spearmint, strawberry and black mint.
Smint Gum is available in four flavors: fresh mint, strong mint, strawberry and blackberry.
S.A designed for an adult market. In the 1990s Chupa Chups saw an opportunity in the adult market, finding that its customers wanted a high-quality, sugar free product. After four years of development, Smint was introduced to the market in 1994 as a subsidiary brand.
By the end of the 1990s, Smint was easily recognized for its dispenser, which dispenses a single pastille at a time, and for its award-winning campaign “No Smint, no kiss”.
After Perfetti Van Melle
's acquistion of Chupa Chups, Smint is now the lickable version of the company's competitor Mentos
.
, flavoring, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, and phenylalanine are used to make Smint. It has been demonstrated to have a plaque-reducing effect by attracting and starving the sucrose-seeking micro-organisms that cause tooth decay. The packaging further lists hydrogenated cottonseed oil, which is a transfat with health implications.
Smint has been endorsed by Toothfriendly
, an international dental ratings organization.
Products
Smint produce three different products in a variety of flavours.Micro Mints come in two different size packets the smaller containing 40 pastilles and the larger containing 100 for extra value. Smint Micro Mints are available in the following flavours: mint
Mentha
Mentha is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae . The species are not clearly distinct and estimates of the number of species varies from 13 to 18. Hybridization between some of the species occurs naturally...
, spearmint
Spearmint
Mentha spicata syn. M. cordifolia is a species of mint native to much of Europe and southwest Asia, though its exact natural range is uncertain due to extensive early cultivation. It grows in wet soils...
, peppermint
Peppermint
Peppermint is a hybrid mint, a cross between the watermint and spearmint . The plant, indigenous to Europe, is now widespread in cultivation throughout all regions of the world...
, extra strong, lemon, wildberry, blackberry, mild fresh mint and winter ice. Smint is also available in variations that whiten teeth in two flavors: fresh mint and strawberry. The larger packets containing 100 pastilles are only available in mint, spearmint and mild fresh mint.
Smint XL Mints are 3 times bigger than the original Smint Micro Mint. They have a double layer and come in a tin box containing 50 mints. Smint XL mints are availible in the following flavours: Peppermint, spearmint, strawberry and black mint.
Smint Gum is available in four flavors: fresh mint, strong mint, strawberry and blackberry.
History
Smint mini-mint pastilles were the first product from Spanish multinational Chupa ChupsChupa Chups
Chupa Chups is a lollipop company founded by the Catalan Enric Bernat in 1958, and currently owned by the Dutch-Italian multinational corporation Perfetti Van Melle. The name of the brand comes from the Spanish verb chupar, meaning "to suck."- History :...
S.A designed for an adult market. In the 1990s Chupa Chups saw an opportunity in the adult market, finding that its customers wanted a high-quality, sugar free product. After four years of development, Smint was introduced to the market in 1994 as a subsidiary brand.
By the end of the 1990s, Smint was easily recognized for its dispenser, which dispenses a single pastille at a time, and for its award-winning campaign “No Smint, no kiss”.
After Perfetti Van Melle
Perfetti Van Melle
Perfetti Van Melle is a privately held Italian global manufacturer of confectionery and gum. It was formed in 2001 with the acquisition of Van Melle of the Netherlands, by the Italian group Perfetti of Italy and having its corporate headquarters in Lainate , Italy.Perfetti Van Melle bills itself...
's acquistion of Chupa Chups, Smint is now the lickable version of the company's competitor Mentos
Mentos
Mentos is a brand of mints, of the "scotch mint" type, sold in many markets across the world by the Perfetti Van Melle corporation. Mentos was first produced in the Netherlands during the 1950s. The mints are small oblate spheroids, with a slightly hard exterior and a soft, chewy interior...
.
Main Ingredients
Sweeteners, XylitolXylitol
Xylitol is a sugar alcohol sweetener used as a naturally occurring sugar substitute. It is found in the fibers of many fruits and vegetables, and can be extracted from various berries, oats, and mushrooms, as well as fibrous material such as corn husks and sugar cane bagasse, and birch...
, flavoring, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, and phenylalanine are used to make Smint. It has been demonstrated to have a plaque-reducing effect by attracting and starving the sucrose-seeking micro-organisms that cause tooth decay. The packaging further lists hydrogenated cottonseed oil, which is a transfat with health implications.
Smint has been endorsed by Toothfriendly
Toothfriendly
Toothfriendly products are safe for teeth. To replace sugar, toothfriendly products often contain sweeteners that are not fermented by the microflora of the dental plaque. Products that are certified as toothfriendly also do not contain excessive amounts of food acids...
, an international dental ratings organization.