Last Updated on June 16, 2022 by Jim Edwards
Sour Altoids are hard sour candies that were available from 2001 to 2010. They are different from the mint candies that their manufacturing company is famous for.
Many people loved Altoids Sours. In fact, they almost had a cult following, and die-hard fans are still trying to bring them back. You might not be familiar with these facts about sour Altoids, but they’re sure to make you salivate if you’ve never tried them before!
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History of the Discontinued Sour Altoids
Sour Altoids were only available for a short duration in the early 2000s, so it’s possible you may not have heard about them. However, it’s hard not to know about the Altoids altogether. The brand has been highly famous for more than a century. In fact, Altoids mints have been around in different forms since the 1700s.
Altoids was acquired by Callard & Bowser Company in the 19th century. It switched to breath mints from delivery medicines and curatives in the little metal tins, and famously came to be known as “Curiously Strong Mints.”
The small-sized candy has a powerful flavor that lasts for a while instead of dissolving immediately. The same technique was used to create Altoids Sours in 2001. They were small hard candies produced using fruit flavors and colors.
Resembling an oval shape, sour Altoids were covered in a sour coating that enclosed a hard fruity candy. This candy was available in lime, mango, apple, tangerine, and raspberry flavors.
Despite the popularity of Altoids’ mint candy, the sour flavors were extremely popular when they were available. Most Altoids customers became huge fans of the sour-coated candy that enclosed a fruity flavor.
The round metal tin was also a new thing for the fans of Altoids candy. Their regular tin shape for candy packaging is rectangular, so the circular tin box was intriguing. However, the tins were large and not easy to carry around in a pocket, which was a downside for the product.
The popularity of sour Altoids did not work as well as the fans expected, and the manufacturing company decided to discontinue it in 2010. They stated decreased sales as the reason for the discontinuation.
Sour Altoids Flavors
Sour Altoids were available in the following flavors:
- Apple Sours
- Mango Sours
- Raspberry Sours
- Tangerine Sours
- Lime Sours
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Sour Altoids Ingredients
Sour Altoids had some bad ingredients except for the additional flavors to each sour product. These ingredients are:
- Sugar
- Citric acids for tartness
- Malic acid
- Carnauba wax
- Corn syrup
- Natural flavors
- Artificial flavors
- Soy lecithin (emulsifier)
- Artificial color
The artificial color is the ingredient that makes the Sour Altoids look different. For example, for Mango Sours, the artificial color used was yellow 6.
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Sour Altoids Nutritional Information
| Serving Size | 5 pieces (5g) |
| Calories | 20 |
| Total Fat | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | – |
| Trans Fat | – |
| Cholesterol | – |
| Sodium | 0% (0mg) |
| Total Carbohydrates | 2% (5g) |
| Sugars | 5g |
| Protein | 0g |
| Calcium | – |
| Vitamin D | – |
| Iron | – |
| Potassium | – |
Discontinued Snack Taste Test
Sometimes popular food items get discontinued, and sometimes we eat them after they’ve expired. Watch the video to see what Sour Altoids taste like after thirteen years!
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Sour Altoids: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Why Did They Discontinue Sour Altoids?
Sour Altoids was a hard candy with a sour coating on fruit-flavored round pieces. They were available during the early 2000s and were discontinued in 2010. The company stated flagging sales as the reason for the discontinuation.
How Do You Make Tangerine Sours with Altoids?
Lofty Pursuits is a YouTube channel that has attempted to recreate Altoids Sours. They have a video enlightening Altoids Sours fans on how to recreate the candy at home with the right available ingredients.
Will Sour Altoids Ever Come Back?
The sour Altoids fans are still very much in love with the candy, so they continue to make efforts to bring it back. There is a petition circulating that asks for the reproduction of Altoids Sours.
Still, the probability of it happening is not good, but the candy lovers are optimistic. Those who have a nostalgic attachment to the sour Altoids candy want to bring it back as soon as possible.
Summary
Altoids brand has been a prominent name in the candy business for a long time, but the production and discontinuation of Altoids Sours have created a rift between the candy brand and its fans. Some people say that the sour Altoids were one of the best Altoids products to date.
The candy is so famous that some people are willing to keep expired candy tins. They are selling expired products for thousands of dollars online, and surprisingly, people are buying them without any reservations or concerns about money!
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