Sports Mixture
Sports Mixture is a confectionery product manufactured in the UK under the brand-name of Maynards, which is itself part of the Cadbury UK brand now owned by Mondelēz International and was formerly produced by Lion Confectionery. Both Maynards and Lion are owned by Cadbury UK, formerly Cadbury Trebor Bassett.
The Lion brand has since been adopted by Tangerine Confectionery who manufacture Sports Mixture to the original Lion Confectionery version. This page is about the Mondelēz International-produced product.
The product consists of fruit-flavoured hard gums in the shape of sports equipment and as at October 2015, the shapes found in the packs are interpreted as;
- Cricket Ball and Stumps
- Cricket Bat
- Pedal Cycle
- Ice Skate
- Jersey, Shirt or Top, hoop design.
- Roller Skate / Car (? resembles an old-fashioned car, with crosses on wheels and which is different from the pedal cycle gum)
- Rugby Ball
- Shorts
- Tennis Racquet
Previous packs have also included a football design.
Each polythene bag weighs 190 grammes and contains a random assortment of gums, with the average count being 42 sweets per bag according to the packaging.
During some seasons such as Christmas larger boxes are often available from retailers.
The gums come in five different colours; red, orange, black, yellow and green and each has its own flavour. The product used to contain liquorice flavoured pieces, but this has now replaced by blackcurrant. It has been said that longer-term consumers have failed to notice this change and still claim that the packs contain licorice-flavoured gums in error.
The Maynard's Sports Mix contains the natural colours of anthocyanins, Carbon black, paprika extract, and lutein.
| Nutritional Information | Per 100g | Per 5 sweets (22.5g) | Reference Intakes * |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | 1475 kJ / 345 kcal | 332 kJ / 78 kcal / 4% * | 8400 kJ / 2000 kcal |
| Fat | 0.2g | <0.1g | 70g |
| of which Saturates | 0.2g | <0.1g | 20g |
| Carbohydrate | 76.5g | 17g | 260g |
| of which Sugars | 43.5g | 9.8g | 90g |
| Protein | 9g | 2g | 50g |
| Salt | 0.08g | 0.02g | 6g |
(*) Percentage reference intake of an average adult (8400 kJ / 2000 kcal)
It is not suitable for vegetarians because it contains gelatin.[1]