Sports Mixture


Sports Mix is a confectionery product manufactured in the UK under the brand-name of Maynards Bassetts, which is itself part of the Cadbury UK brand now owned by Mondelēz International and was formerly produced by Lion Confectionery. Both Maynards and Lion are owned by Cadbury UK, formerly Cadbury Trebor Bassett.
The Lion brand has since been adopted by Tangerine Confectionery who manufacture Sports Mix to the original Lion Confectionery version.
The product consists of fruit-flavoured hard gums in the shape of sports equipment and as at October 2015, the shapes found in the packs are interpreted as;
The gums come in five different colours; red, orange, black, yellow and green and each has its own flavour. The product used to contain liquorice flavoured pieces, but this has now been replaced by blackcurrant. The larger 2kg box still contains black, liquorice flavoured gums and is available on eBay or sold loose in traditional UK sweet shops.
The Maynard's Sports Mix contains the natural colours of anthocyanins, Carbon black, paprika extract, and lutein.
Nutritional InformationPer 100gPer 5 sweets Reference Intakes *
Energy1475 kJ / 345 kcal332 kJ / 78 kcal / 4% *8400 kJ / 2000 kcal
Fat0.2g<0.1g70g
of which Saturates0.2g<0.1g20g
Carbohydrate76.5g17g260g
of which Sugars44g9.8g90g
Protein9g2g50g
Salt0.07g0.02g6g

Percentage reference intake of an average adult
It is not suitable for vegetarians because it contains gelatin.