Fruit-tella facts for kids

Fruit-tella are chewy sweets that are a bit like Starburst or Chewits. They are made with real fruit juice, natural colours, and natural flavours. These tasty treats are created by Perfetti Van Melle, the same company that makes popular sweets like Mentos and Chupa Chups.

Types of Fruit-tella Sweets

Fruit-tella comes in many different forms and flavours. You can find them in sticks, bags, and even some unique shapes!

Fruit-tella Stick Chews

In the UK, Fruit-tella is often sold in 41-gram sticks. These sticks have many exciting flavours, including:

• Strawberry
• Summer fruits (Orange, Lemon, and Strawberry)
• Blackcurrant
• English Fruits (Blackberry, Raspberry, Apple, and Pear)
• Strawberry Cocktail (Strawberry-Blackcurrant, Strawberry-Lemon, and Strawberry-Melon)
• 2Fruity (Strawberry & Banana, Blackcurrant & Apple, and Raspberry & Peach)
• Cola/Lemon (a mix of Cola and Lemon, launched in 2012)
• Magics (these Fruit-tella sweets change flavour as you chew them, launched in 2013)
• Sour (Sour Orange, Lime, and Pink Grapefruit)

Fruit-tella Filled Sweets

For a short time, Fruit-tella made sweets with a chocolate filling. Even though chocolate isn't a fruit, they still called them Fruit-tella! These chocolate-filled sweets were first released in 2007. Some people found them too hard. In 2008, they came back with a softer texture, but this range is no longer made. The flavours included:

• Raspberry and Cherry
• Chocolate and Caramel
• Orange and Mango
• Strawberry and Melon

Fruit-tella Crunchies and Shaped Sweets

Fruit-tella also makes other fun products:

• Fruit-tella Crunchies are similar to Mentos but have a chewy Fruit-tella centre.
• In 2011, Fruit-tella launched 'UFOs', which were like Skittles.
• They also released 'Pixels', which are tiny, chewy candy pieces shaped like Fruit-tella.

Fruit-tella Bagged Sweets

Besides the stick chews, Fruit-tella offers a variety of sweets in hanging bags. Here are some of the types you might find:

• Fruit-tella Summer Fruit - Orange, Lemon, and Strawberry chews in 150g and 250g bags.
• Fruit-tella Chewy Mix - A mix of Orange, Lemon, Strawberry, Apple, Pear, Raspberry, and Blackberry flavours. Available in 200g and 250g bags.
• Fruit-tella Crunchies - Sold in packs of 12 x 3.
• Fruit-tella Minis - Small stick-shaped sweets in Orange, Strawberry, and Lemon flavours.
• Fruit-tella 2Fruity - Strawberry & Banana, Blackcurrant & Apple, and Raspberry & Peach flavour chews in a 150g bag.
• Fruit-tella Duo Stix - Long, flat, individually wrapped sweets with two flavours, like Apple & Raspberry, Cola & Lemon, and Strawberry & Peach. They come in 150g bags.

In May 2011, Fruit-tella launched soft jelly sweets in bags:

• Fruit-tella Children's Farm - Animal-shaped soft jellies in a 150g bag.
• Fruit-tella Sour Drinks - Sugar-coated, fizzy, sour Lemon, Lime, and Orange bottle-shaped jellies. Available in 50g and 150g bags.
• Fruit-tella Happy Jellies - Fruit jellies shaped like faces in a 150g bag.
• Fruit-tella 1 2 3 - Number-shaped fruit-flavoured jellies in a 150g bag.
• Fruit-tella Sealife - Jelly sweets shaped like sea creatures. Available in 50g and 150g bags.
• Fruit-tella Jelly Hearts - Small, individual strawberry-flavoured jellies in a 50g bag. These were launched in January 2012.

In May 2012, a special 'Jellympics' jelly bag was released for a limited time during the 2012 Olympics in the UK.

Fruit-tella in Pop Culture

Fruit-tella has appeared in TV adverts and even a film!

• In 2009, a new advert focused on the idea of natural flavours. It aired during the school summer holidays in the UK.
• Another TV advert in 2011 showed off the natural colours and flavours, highlighting the new soft jelly bag range.
• In the 2011 film Anuvahood, a character named Kay calls Fruit-tella a "bad man sweet" and is upset when his local corner shop doesn't sell them.