Curiously Strong Mints: version 1

Saved 2026-09-17 11:41 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added **product/00000000011501 — Curiously Strong Mints 50 g (Marks & Spencer)**, from the wanted queue (old-site title "curiously strong mints", captured 2009). **Identity settled from the bars, not. Current is v2.

Changes from v1 to current

1	1		# Curiously Strong Mints <!--family-->
2	2
3	3		## Identity <!--identity-->
4	4		name: Curiously Strong Mints
5	5		disambiguation: Marks & Spencer line of extra-strong pressed peppermints
	6	+	summary: Marks & Spencer own-label extra-strong peppermints, sold in the UK in a 32 g roll and an 18 g sugar-free tin, and earlier in a 50 g tin.
6	7		brand: brand/marks-spencer
7	8		category: category/10000047
8	9		<!--/identity-->
9	10
10	11		## Variants <!--variants-->
11		−	\| name \| gtin \| net_content \| pack_format \| market \| source \| note \|
12		−	\| -------------------------------------- \| -------------- \| ----------- \| ----------- \| ------ \| ---------- \| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \|
13		−	\| Curiously Strong Mints 50 g \| 00000000011501 \| 50 g \| tin \| \| ^pack-2015 \| The hinged tin; withdrawn from the M&S range \|
14		−	\| Curiously Strong Mints 32 g \| \| 32 g \| roll \| GB \| ^ms-csm \| The current article, M&S product code 00906562; the ingredient statement matches the later tin label. No GTIN is published \|
15		−	\| Sugar Free Curiously Strong Mints 18 g \| \| 18 g \| \| GB \| ^ms-range \| Listed in the M&S Chewing Gum & Mints range on 2026-09-17; sweetened rather than sugared, so a separate recipe \|
	12	+	\| name \| gtin \| net_content \| pack_format \| market \| source \| note \|
	13	+	\| -------------------------------------- \| -------------- \| ----------- \| ----------- \| ------ \| ------------ \| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \|
	14	+	\| Curiously Strong Mints 50 g \| 00000000011501 \| 50 g \| tin \| \| ^pack-2015 \| The hinged tin; withdrawn from the M&S range \|
	15	+	\| Curiously Strong Mints 50 g \| 00000001241501 \| 50 g \| tin \| GB \| ^off-1241501 \| A second 50 g hinged tin under its own barcode, photographed in 2021 with the "Marks & Spencer" wordmark; its ingredient statement is sugar, dextrose, flavourings (peppermint, menthol) and beef gelatine \|
	16	+	\| Curiously Strong Mints 32 g \| 00000000906562 \| 32 g \| roll \| GB \| ^off-906562 \| The current article; the barcode is the same number as the M&S product code 00906562 on the retailer's page, and the roll label photo matches that page's ingredient statement \|
	17	+	\| Sugar Free Curiously Strong Mints 18 g \| 00000000075060 \| 18 g \| tin \| GB \| ^off-75060 \| Barcode 0075060 as printed on the back of the tin; M&S lists the same number as product code 00075060. Sweetened with sorbitol and steviol glycosides, so a separate recipe \|
16	18		<!--/variants-->
17	19
18	20		## Aliases <!--aliases-->
19	21		\| name \| type \| locale \| from \| until \|
20	22		\| -------------------------- \| ------ \| ------ \| ---- \| ----- \|
21	23		\| M&S Curiously Strong Mints \| search \| en \| \| \|
22	24		<!--/aliases-->
23	25
24	26		## References <!--references-->
25		−	\| ref \| url \| title \| accessed \| publisher \| kind \| published \| record_id \| locator \| licence \| attribution \| upstream \|
26		−	\| --------- \| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \| ---------- \| --------------------- \| ------------ \| ---------- \| ----------- \| ----------- \| ------------ \| ---------------------------- \| -------- \|
27		−	\| pack-2015 \| https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/000/001/1501/4.jpg \| Back of the 50 g tin, later label (artwork code 7021): English, French and Dutch ingredient statements, nutrition line, Made in the Netherlands, M&S address and the barcode \| 2026-09-17 \| Open Food Facts \| pack \| 2015-06-27 \| 4 \| Back of tin \| CC BY-SA 3.0 \| Open Food Facts contributors \| \|
28		−	\| ms-csm \| https://www.marksandspencer.com/food/curiously-strong-mints/p/fdp60039370 \| Marks & Spencer Food: Curiously Strong Mints, 32 g \| 2026-09-17 \| Marks and Spencer plc \| manufacturer \| \| fdp60039370 \| \| \| \| \|
29		−	\| ms-range \| https://www.marksandspencer.com/food/l/food-cupboard/sweets/chewing-gum-and-mints \| Marks & Spencer Food: Chewing Gum & Mints \| 2026-09-17 \| Marks and Spencer plc \| manufacturer \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
	27	+	\| ref \| url \| title \| accessed \| publisher \| kind \| published \| record_id \| locator \| licence \| attribution \| upstream \|
	28	+	\| ----------- \| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ \| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \| ---------- \| --------------------- \| ------------ \| ---------- \| ------------- \| ----------- \| ------------ \| ---------------------------- \| -------- \|
	29	+	\| pack-2015 \| https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/000/001/1501/4.jpg \| Back of the 50 g tin, later label (artwork code 7021): English, French and Dutch ingredient statements, nutrition line, Made in the Netherlands, M&S address and the barcode \| 2026-09-17 \| Open Food Facts \| pack \| 2015-06-27 \| 4 \| Back of tin \| CC BY-SA 3.0 \| Open Food Facts contributors \| \|
	30	+	\| ms-csm \| https://www.marksandspencer.com/food/curiously-strong-mints/p/fdp60039370 \| Marks & Spencer Food: Curiously Strong Mints, 32 g \| 2026-09-25 \| Marks and Spencer plc \| manufacturer \| \| fdp60039370 \| \| \| \| \|
	31	+	\| ms-range \| https://www.marksandspencer.com/food/l/food-cupboard/sweets/chewing-gum-and-mints \| Marks & Spencer Food: Chewing Gum & Mints \| 2026-09-25 \| Marks and Spencer plc \| manufacturer \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
	32	+	\| ms-sf \| https://www.marksandspencer.com/food/sugar-free-curiously-strong-mints/p/fdp60076333 \| Marks & Spencer Food: Sugar Free Curiously Strong Mints, 18 g \| 2026-09-25 \| Marks and Spencer plc \| manufacturer \| \| fdp60076333 \| \| \| \| \|
	33	+	\| off-1241501 \| https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0000001241501 \| Open Food Facts: Curiously Strong Mints, Marks & Spencer, 50 g (front and ingredient photos of the tin, uploaded 2021-11-22) \| 2026-09-25 \| Open Food Facts \| catalogue \| 2021-11-22 \| 0000001241501 \| \| ODbL \| Open Food Facts contributors \| \|
	34	+	\| off-906562 \| https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0000000906562 \| Open Food Facts: Strong mints, Marks & Spencer (photos of the roll and its label, uploaded 2021-09-02) \| 2026-09-25 \| Open Food Facts \| catalogue \| 2021-09-02 \| 0000000906562 \| \| ODbL \| Open Food Facts contributors \| \|
	35	+	\| off-75060 \| https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/000/007/5060/5.jpg \| Back of the Sugar Free Curiously Strong Mints 18 g tin: ingredients, nutrition, Made in the Netherlands and the barcode 0075060 \| 2026-09-25 \| Open Food Facts \| pack \| 2026-07-28 \| 5 \| Back of tin \| CC BY-SA 3.0 \| Open Food Facts contributors \| \|
30	36		<!--/references-->
31	37
32	38		## About <!--about-->
33		−	Curiously Strong Mints is Marks & Spencer's line of extra-strong pressed peppermints, sold under the retailer's own label.[^ms-csm] It has run through several pack formats: a hinged 50 g tin made in the Netherlands, which the retailer no longer lists, and the 32 g roll and 18 g sugar-free tin that its Chewing Gum & Mints range carried on 17 September 2026.[^pack-2015][^ms-range] The sugared members share one statement of sugar, dextrose, flavourings and beef gelatine, so the roll continues the tin's recipe rather than replacing it.[^ms-csm][^pack-2015]
	39	+	Curiously Strong Mints is Marks & Spencer's line of extra-strong pressed peppermints, sold under the retailer's own label.[^ms-csm] It has run through several pack formats: a hinged 50 g tin made in the Netherlands, which the retailer no longer lists, and the 32 g roll and 18 g sugar-free tin that its Chewing Gum & Mints range carried on 25 September 2026.[^pack-2015][^ms-range] The sugared members share one statement of sugar, dextrose, flavourings and beef gelatine, so the roll continues the tin's recipe rather than replacing it.[^ms-csm][^pack-2015] The sugar-free tin is sweetened with sorbitol and steviol glycosides instead.[^ms-sf]
34	40		<!--/about-->

Source of v1

# Curiously Strong Mints <!--family-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Curiously Strong Mints
disambiguation: Marks & Spencer line of extra-strong pressed peppermints
brand: brand/marks-spencer
category: category/10000047
<!--/identity-->

## Variants <!--variants-->
| name                                   | gtin           | net_content | pack_format | market | source     | note                                                                                                                       |
| -------------------------------------- | -------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------ | ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Curiously Strong Mints 50 g            | 00000000011501 | 50 g        | tin         |        | ^pack-2015 | The hinged tin; withdrawn from the M&S range                                                                               |
| Curiously Strong Mints 32 g            |                | 32 g        | roll        | GB     | ^ms-csm    | The current article, M&S product code 00906562; the ingredient statement matches the later tin label. No GTIN is published |
| Sugar Free Curiously Strong Mints 18 g |                | 18 g        |             | GB     | ^ms-range  | Listed in the M&S Chewing Gum & Mints range on 2026-09-17; sweetened rather than sugared, so a separate recipe             |
<!--/variants-->

## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name                       | type   | locale | from | until |
| -------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| M&S Curiously Strong Mints | search | en     |      |       |
<!--/aliases-->

## References <!--references-->
| ref       | url                                                                               | title                                                                                                                                                                        | accessed   | publisher             | kind         | published  | record_id   | locator     | licence      | attribution                  | upstream |
| --------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------------- | ------------ | ---------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | -------- |
| pack-2015 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/000/001/1501/4.jpg           | Back of the 50 g tin, later label (artwork code 7021): English, French and Dutch ingredient statements, nutrition line, Made in the Netherlands, M&S address and the barcode | 2026-09-17 | Open Food Facts       | pack         | 2015-06-27 | 4           | Back of tin | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors |          |
| ms-csm    | https://www.marksandspencer.com/food/curiously-strong-mints/p/fdp60039370         | Marks & Spencer Food: Curiously Strong Mints, 32 g                                                                                                                           | 2026-09-17 | Marks and Spencer plc | manufacturer |            | fdp60039370 |             |              |                              |          |
| ms-range  | https://www.marksandspencer.com/food/l/food-cupboard/sweets/chewing-gum-and-mints | Marks & Spencer Food: Chewing Gum & Mints                                                                                                                                    | 2026-09-17 | Marks and Spencer plc | manufacturer |            |             |             |              |                              |          |
<!--/references-->

## About <!--about-->
Curiously Strong Mints is Marks & Spencer's line of extra-strong pressed peppermints, sold under the retailer's own label.[^ms-csm] It has run through several pack formats: a hinged 50 g tin made in the Netherlands, which the retailer no longer lists, and the 32 g roll and 18 g sugar-free tin that its Chewing Gum & Mints range carried on 17 September 2026.[^pack-2015][^ms-range] The sugared members share one statement of sugar, dextrose, flavourings and beef gelatine, so the roll continues the tin's recipe rather than replacing it.[^ms-csm][^pack-2015]
<!--/about-->