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There is also a type of Ice Breaker mint named "Liquid Ice". They are small, [[sphere|spherical]] gel pellets that, as they melt in your mouth, secrete a minty juice. The Liquid Ice candies are often criticized for having a somewhat bitter flavor. |
There is also a type of Ice Breaker mint named "Liquid Ice". They are small, [[sphere|spherical]] gel pellets that, as they melt in your mouth, secrete a minty juice. The Liquid Ice candies are often criticized for having a somewhat bitter flavor. |
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Recently debuted was the new Ice Breakers brand chewing gum: Ice Breakers Ice Cubes. Ice Cubes come in several flavors: peppermint, spearmint, wintergreen, bubble gum, Dragonfruit Freeze, Sours (3 flavors: pink lemonade, apple and watermelon), Berry Sours and Raspberry Sorbet |
Recently debuted was the new Ice Breakers brand chewing gum: Ice Breakers Ice Cubes. Ice Cubes come in several flavors: peppermint, spearmint, wintergreen, bubble gum, Dragonfruit Freeze, Sours (3 flavors: pink lemonade, apple and watermelon), Berry Sours and Raspberry Sorbet. Each cube contains [[menthol]] that chemically triggers cold-sensitive receptors in the skin; the gum does not actually become colder. |
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Another product sold under the Ice Breakers name is a package that contains both mints and gum. Available flavors are Spearmint, 'Cool Mint' and Tangerine. {{Fact|date=February 2007}} |
Another product sold under the Ice Breakers name is a package that contains both mints and gum. Available flavors are Spearmint, 'Cool Mint' and Tangerine. {{Fact|date=February 2007}} |
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Revision as of 01:40, 22 October 2007
Ice Breakers is a brand of gum and disc-shaped mint candy currently made by The Hershey Company. They were first produced by Kraft Foods in 1996, then acquired by Hershey in 2000. They come in several flavors, including peppermint, wintergreen, cinnamon, fruit sours (made up of a mixture of 4 sour flavors: pink lemonade, apple, tangerine, and watermelon), berry sours (a mix of 3 flavors: berry splash, strawberry, and raspberry lemonade), and tropical sours (a mix of 4 flavors: tangerine passion, lime coconut, peach dragonfruit, and mango margarita). The candies are generally white in color and speckled with other colors to indicate their flavor. These candies are sugar-free, instead using Sorbitol as a sweetener.
Ice Breakers mints are sold in round cases, approximately 3 in (7.6 cm) in diameter and .6 in (2 cm) in height. These cases were originally made of aluminum and had two hinged plastic flaps on top, a larger one labeled "To Share" and a smaller one "Not to Share". They are now (as of around mid-2006) made entirely out of plastic, and some have only the one larger opening. All cases depict the fruit flavor contained inside.
There is also a type of Ice Breaker mint named "Liquid Ice". They are small, spherical gel pellets that, as they melt in your mouth, secrete a minty juice. The Liquid Ice candies are often criticized for having a somewhat bitter flavor.
Recently debuted was the new Ice Breakers brand chewing gum: Ice Breakers Ice Cubes. Ice Cubes come in several flavors: peppermint, spearmint, wintergreen, bubble gum, Dragonfruit Freeze, Sours (3 flavors: pink lemonade, apple and watermelon), Berry Sours and Raspberry Sorbet. Each cube contains menthol that chemically triggers cold-sensitive receptors in the skin; the gum does not actually become colder.
Another product sold under the Ice Breakers name is a package that contains both mints and gum. Available flavors are Spearmint, 'Cool Mint' and Tangerine. [citation needed]
Product Lineup Summary
Gum
- Sours Gum
- Peppermint ICE CUBES Gum
- Spearmint ICE CUBES Gum
- Dragonfruit Freeze ICE CUBES Gum
- Cool Mint Gum
- Wintergreen Gum
- Center {Your Mind} Spearmint Gum (w/ ginseng and antioxidants from vitamin C)
- Lift {Your Spirits} Strawberry Gum
Mint/Sour
- Berry Sours
- Fruit Sours
- Tropical Sours
- LIQUID ICE Cool Mint Mints
- Wintergreen Mints
- Cool Mint Mints
- Cinnamon Mints
- Energy Pomegranate and Lemon-aid Mints