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Fruit Tingles is a brand of confectionery originating in Australia. They are a chalky textured, multicoloured, disc shaped, fruit flavoured lolly. Standard packages are 34g foil wrapped sleeves with an outer multicoloured paper wrapper, and contain 16 pieces of randomly distributed flavours.

Fruit Tingles have a long history in Australia and New Zealand, though details of their origin are sketchy. Originally manufactured by Allen's in Melbourne since the 1930's, they were rebranded (1990's) as Wonka Fruit Tingles as part of Nestle's purchase of the Allen's brand in 1985, and more recently (2005) became branded as Life Savers Fruit Tingles in the Asia Pacific region. Life Saver branded Fruit Tingles are now manufactured in New Zealand, though distribution is limited to the Asia Pacific region, and not the wider Nestle distribution network.

Nutritional Information
Ingredient list: Sugar, Glucose Syrup (from Wheat), Sodium Bicarbonate, Food Acids (296, 334), Tapioca Starch, Stabiliser (1401), Flavours, Colours (102, 110, 124, 133). One piece (2.6g) - Energy: 10Cal / 42Kj, Sodium: 27mg /1% DV, Carbohydrates: 2.5g /1%DV (2.4g from Sugars). Not a significant source of Fat, Cholesterol, Protein, or Dietary Fibre.

Fruit Tingles are both Halal and Kosher.

Medical
Dental Decay: Fruit Tingle are high in sugar (over 80% of the ingredients are sugar), and have a pH] of 2.35 making them extremely acidic, and damaging to tooth enamel. Antacid: The [[Sodium_bicarbonate|sodium bicarbonate in fruit tingles, besides giving the effervescent "tingle" is anecdotally associated with acting as an antacid, which is somewhat contradictory to the pH levels indicated.