Football Gums
A tiny football that tastes of liquorice.
- CategoryGummy
- First appeared1960s
- CountryBritain
- How it is madeMoulded gummy
What it is
A small round gum moulded like a football, in assorted colours and fruit flavours with a liquorice note in the black ones. Firm, chewy and traditional.
Taste
Where it comes from
Football shaped sweets became popular in Britain through the twentieth century as the game became the country's dominant sport. The liquorice flavour ties it to the older tradition of black British sweets rather than to anything to do with football itself.
What it's made of
Glucose syrup, sugar and beef gelatine with modified potato starch and liquorice extract, moulded as balls and coloured with chlorophylls, lutein, vegetable carbon, paprika extract, carmines and curcumin.
Ingredients and allergens
Ingredients
Glucose Syrup, Sugar, Water, Beef Gelatine, Modified Potato Starch, Acid (Citric Acid, Acetic Acid), Liquorice Extract, Flavourings, Colours (Chlorophylls, Lutein, Vegetable Carbon, Paprika Extract, Carmines, Curcumin), Vegetable Oils (Palm, Coconut), Glazing Agent (Carnauba Wax), Plant Concentrates (Safflower, Spirulina)
Not suitable for children under 36 months. Children can choke on small, hard objects.
Allergens
No allergens in the ingredients
