Mentos
Mentos is a chewy candy brand that originally the brothers Michael and Pierre van Melle in 1932 for a peppermint - caramel devised -Bonbon. From the 1950s onwards, Van Melle Mentos was producing in Rotterdam , the Netherlands . From the 1960s onwards, Mentos was sold in the roll form that has existed to this day. Since the merger of Van Melle and Perfetti in 2001, the brand has now been part of the Perfetti Van Melle confectionery group . Over 2 billion rolls are sold annually in over 100 countries.
The chewy candies are rounded and consist of a slightly hard outside and a soft, tough inside. Typically, they are sold in a 1.9 cm wide and 9.5 cm high roll with 14 dragees each. The weight is then normally 37.5 g.
In Germany, Mentos is sold by CFP Brands Süßwarenhandels GmbH & Co. KG , based in Bonn. CFP Brands is a joint venture between Perfetti Van Melle and Lofthouse of Fleetwood ( Fisherman's Friend ).
In Austria, sales are carried out exclusively by Ed. Haas Austria .
sorts
Mentos is sold in different flavors. These include mint, orange, strawberry and lemon all over the world. However, it first appeared as a sweet liquorice, which is still sold in the Netherlands today.
New flavors are first tested in Europe and, if successful, then marketed worldwide.
Other flavors that are not sold worldwide include: a. green apple, cinnamon, fruit mix, grape, wintergreen, raisin, grapefruit, plum, yogurt, pineapple, red apple, wild fruit mix, melon, cola and currant. Mentos Strong , Mango Orange and Air Action Mentos are also sold in the Netherlands . In 1989 the chocolate flavor was also marketed, but was discontinued in the same year. The Dalandan Fresh variety is sold in the Philippines, while Mentos Sours is also available in the USA in apple, watermelon and lemon varieties. In Germany, Energy Mentos were sold in which one roll corresponds to about two cups of coffee. Fresh Cola sells in New Zealand, Australia, Germany, Portugal, Spain and the UK.
The chewing gum Mentos Chewing Gum has been sold in various flavors and packaging forms in Europe since 2005 and now also in Australia, China, Canada, Brazil, Turkey, the Philippines and the United States. Mentos chewing gum has been on the market in Germany since 2007.
Since August 2005 there has been sugar-free Mentos in the versions mint, liquorice and fruit in the Netherlands.
Special versions such as the Mini Mentos and Mentos KIDZ were also sold in the Netherlands. The Mentos Teens version is also available throughout Latin America .
Mentos and Cola
If you put Mentos in a bottle with a carbonated liquid, a fountain of the liquid squirts out of the bottle. This purely physical phenomenon is due to the microscopically rough surface of the candy. The carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) dissolved in the cola can accumulate there, collect in larger bubbles, rise and thereby release even more CO 2 . The rapid speed at which this takes place pulls liquid along to the thin neck of the bottle.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b [1]
- ↑ Birgit Bender: The Cola-Mentos-Fountain. In: TK-Logo.de. April 23, 2004, accessed December 21, 2013 .