Altoid's Peppermint Dark Chocolate Dipped Mints are a Curiously and Original Chocolate Experience.

 Made with strong peppermint flavoring
 Authentic flavor found in many exotic cuisines
 Sensory stimulant that engages your senses; always curiously strong, original and authentic
 Packaged in a convenient pocket-sized metal tin
 Naturally flavored with other natural flavor sweets

Around the turn of the 19th century, during the reign of King George III, the recipe for the original Altoids was perfected by Smith & Company, a London confectionary firm. They were first sold in the U.S. in 1918, at that time sold in small, rectangular cardboard cartons. The tins so recognizable today were first introduced in the 1920s to help protect the mints and to stay neatly closed in pockets and handbags.

Today, the Altoids line includes mints, sours, and gum.

Why Are They Called Altoids?
The exact origin of the name is unclear, but it seems that during the 19th century confections were given names employing the -oids suffix to imply a medicinal benefit (Altoids were promoted for more than a century as a "stomach calmative," though of course Altoids provides no medicinal benefit). Smith & Company also marketed several other remedies with –oids in their names, such as Benoids for delicate throats and chests, Zenoids for an easy digestion, Cyphoids to defend your throat, and Notoids antiseptic voice and throat pastilles.

Ingredients: Semi-sweet chocolate (sugar, cocoa liquor processed with alkali, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, natural vanilla flavor), sugar, natural flavor, acacia, gelatin, corn syrup, confectioner's glaze, modified corn starch.
Allergy information: made on equipment that also processes peanuts, tree nuts, milk and wheat.

Nutrition Facts
Serving size 2 pieces (2.8 g)
Servings, about 18
Calories 15
Total Fat 0.5g, 1%; Saturated Fat 0.5g, 2%; Trans Fat 0g
Sodium 0mg, 0%
Total Carb 2g, 1%
Sugars 2g
Protein 0g

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