Refreshers
Chalky, fizzy, and gone in two bites.
- CategoryChewy
- First appeared1930s
- CountryBritain
- How it is madeCompressed
What it is
A soft lemon chew with a sherbet fizz running through it, softer than most chews and gone in a few bites.
Taste
Where it comes from
Refreshers were made by Swizzels Matlow, founded by the Matlow brothers in London in the 1920s and moved to New Mills in Derbyshire during the Second World War, where the factory still is. They belong to the same family as Love Hearts and Parma Violets, all made by compressing a sugar powder rather than boiling it.
What it's made of
Glucose syrup, sugar and vegetable oils worked into a chew with citric acid, modified starch and lysed soya protein, coloured with lutein.
Ingredients and allergens
Ingredients
Glucose Syrup, Sugar, Vegetable Oils (Palm, Palm Kernel), Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid; Anti Caking Agent: Stearic Acid, Magnesium Carbonate, Magnesium Stearate; Modified Starch, Flavourings, Emulsifier: Glycerol Mono Stearate; Hydrolysed <strong>Soya</strong> Protein, Colour: Lutein
Allergens
Contains: Soya
