ABC Letters
A sweet you can spell with.
- CategoryMisc
- First appeared1960s
- CountryBritain
- How it is madeMoulded gummyCompressed
What it is
Small chalky letters of the alphabet in bright colours, sweet and slightly sour, sold by the handful.
Taste
Where it comes from
Alphabet sweets are a British penny counter tradition, made by compressing dextrose into letter shapes rather than boiling sugar. The appeal for children was spelling words before eating them, which made the sweet last much longer than it needed to.
What it's made of
Glucose, glucose syrup and maltodextrin compressed into letter shapes with citric acid, flavouring and colours, with an anti caking agent.
Ingredients and allergens
Ingredients
Glucose, Glucose Syrup, Maltodextrin, Anti caking Agent (E553b), Acid (Citric Acid), Flavouring, Colours (E129, E102, E133).
Warning: E129 and E102 may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children.
Allergens
No allergens in the ingredients
