Mike and Ike Original
Chewy, fruity, and built for the cinema.
- CategoryAmerican
- First appeared1940s
- CountryUnited States
- How it is madePannedBoiled
What it is
Small oblong chews with a shell, in five fruit flavours. Firmer than a gummy, softer than a boiled sweet, and sold by the box in cinemas across America since the 1940s.
Taste
Where it comes from
Mike and Ike were launched by Just Born in Pennsylvania in 1940. Nobody at the company has ever settled who Mike and Ike were, and the firm has leaned into the mystery ever since, including a marketing campaign built entirely around the two falling out.
What it's made of
Sugar, corn syrup and modified starch chews flavoured with fruit, then panned with a thin shell and polished with carnauba wax and confectioner's glaze.
Ingredients and allergens
Ingredients
SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CONTAINS LESS THAN 0.5% OF THE FOLLOWING: CITRIC ACID, MALIC ACID, FUMARIC ACID, SODIUM CITRATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, DEXTRIN, CONFECTIONERS GLAZE, CARNAUBA WAX, MEDIUM CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES, Allura Red (E129), Sunset Yellow (E110), Tartrazine (E102), Brilliant Blue (E133). E129, E110, E102 may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children.
Allergens
No allergens in the ingredients
