Food & drink

Curiously Strong Mints 50 g tin

Marks & Spencer own-label extra-strong pressed peppermints in a 50 g hinged tin, made in the Netherlands and withdrawn from the M&S range.

Size & format

Barcode 0001150100011501

50 g tin, earlier back label (artwork code 7014)[5]

Market not established · English · supported

Evidence reviewed

Context, dates & evidence notes · Other observations

Evidence observed
2013-10-02
Net content
50 g
Pack
tin

Read from the back of the tin. This revision lists glucose and menthol as separate ingredients, carries the claim NO ARTIFICIAL COLOURS OR ARTIFICIAL FLAVOURINGS and a Guideline Daily Amounts strip, and has a French block (bonbons à la menthe extra forts) but no Dutch one. The bars of the barcode on this photo decode to EAN-8 00011501 while the human-readable line beside them is printed M 0011501 S, one zero short.

Nutrition

Nutrition panel

Per 100 g

as sold[5]

390 kcalEnergy
96 gSugars
Typical values per 100 g · per 100 g · as sold
NutrientAmount per 100 g
Energy1665 kJ / 390 kcal
Fat0.5 g
of which saturates0.5 g
Carbohydrate96 g
of which sugars96 g
Fibre<0.1 g
Protein0.9 g
Salt<0.1 g
Sodium0 mgnormalized

Notes on this panel

Energy · kcal · 390 kcal[5]
Open Food Facts carries 398 kcal for this record, which is 1665 divided by 4.184: a computed figure, not the one the label prints
Salt · g · <0.1 g[5]
Printed on its own row as Equivalent as salt
Sodium · mg · 0 mg[5]
Printed as Sodium 0.00 g; converted to milligrams for this field

Printed as a table with English, French and Dutch nutrient names

Ingredients

Declared ingredients

  1. Sugar,
  2. Glucose,
  3. Glucose (disputed),
  4. Peppermint oil,
  5. Beef gelatine,
  6. Menthol

Original statement & ingredient evidence

Sugar · Dextrose · Glucose · Peppermint Flavouring · Gelling Agent: Beef Gelatine · Menthol.

Declared ingredients

  1. Sugar — Sugar [5]
    until 2015-06-27
    known
  2. Glucose — Dextrose [5]
    until 2015-06-27
    known
  3. Glucose — Glucose [5]
    until 2015-06-27
    disputed
    The 2013 list names Dextrose and Glucose as two separate ingredients (Sucre, Dextrose, Glucose in the French block). The label does not say which glucose form the second one is, so this row points at the same substance page rather than assuming glucose syrup
  4. Peppermint oil — Peppermint Flavouring [5]
    until 2015-06-27
    known
    The French block of the same label reads huile essentielle de menthe poivrée
  5. Beef gelatine — Gelling Agent: Beef Gelatine · gelling agent [5]
    until 2015-06-27
    known
  6. Menthol — Menthol [5]
    until 2015-06-27
    known
    Declared as its own ingredient in 2013; in the 2015 list it sits inside the Flavourings bracket

Other observations & source differences (3)

Different sources or national labels can coexist. Differences alone do not establish a change to the product.

  • 50 g tin, later back label (artwork code 7021) supported · Compare evidence

    Read from the back of the tin. Trilingual label: the English statement above, INGRÉDIENTS Sucre · Dextrose · Arômes (Menthe poivrée, Menthol) · Gélatine de bœuf under an F badge, and INGREDIËNTEN Suiker · dextrose · aroma's (pepermunt, menthol) · rundergelatine under an NL badge. A second upload of the same back, dated 2016-11-23, carries identical text, and the lid artwork is unchanged across the 2013, 2015 and 2021 uploads. The same statement still appears on the 32 g roll that replaced this tin.

  • 50 g tin, earlier back label (artwork code 7014) supported · selected

    Read from the back of the tin. This revision lists glucose and menthol as separate ingredients, carries the claim NO ARTIFICIAL COLOURS OR ARTIFICIAL FLAVOURINGS and a Guideline Daily Amounts strip, and has a French block (bonbons à la menthe extra forts) but no Dutch one. The bars of the barcode on this photo decode to EAN-8 00011501 while the human-readable line beside them is printed M 0011501 S, one zero short.

  • Evidence awaiting context review unconfirmed · Compare evidence

Statements on the label

  • NO ARTIFICIAL COLOURS OR ARTIFICIAL FLAVOURINGS[5]label · Printed in its own box beside the ingredient statement; the later label drops the claim
Barcode
00011501 check digit OK
Net content
50 g
Pack
tin
Last observed on sale
2021-03-11
Last sale evidence
Date of the most recent photograph of this tin uploaded to Open Food Facts; no retailer listing of the 50 g tin was found, so this dates the evidence, not a shelf.
Made in
🇳🇱 Netherlands
Status
discontinued

About this product

Curiously Strong Mints were Marks & Spencer's extra-strong pressed peppermints, sold in a hinged 50 g tin under the retailer's own label and described on the pack as "extra strong peppermints".[2][3] The tin was made in the Netherlands for Marks and Spencer p.l.c., the Chester-registered food arm of the London retailer that Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer founded in Leeds in 1884.[3][4] Its barcode is an EAN-8, printed on the back beside the letters M and S.[3] Two label revisions are recorded here: a 2013 statement of sugar, dextrose, glucose, peppermint flavouring, beef gelatine and menthol, and a later one that drops the separate glucose and menthol and reads sugar, dextrose, flavourings and beef gelatine.[5][3] M&S has since dropped the tin; its Chewing Gum & Mints range now carries the line only as a 32 g roll.[1][6]

Marks and Spencer p.l.c. has been on the Companies House register since 1926 and is a subsidiary of Marks and Spencer Group plc, which notified a holding of 75 per cent or more of its shares and votes in 2016.[7] The barcode reached this site from two directions: the 2006-2013 Barcodepedia, which catalogued it as "curiously strong mints", and an Open Food Facts record photographed between 2013 and 2021.[8]

Where it's sold

  • Marks & Spencer Food information[1] United Kingdom · derived M&S's own Chewing Gum & Mints range, read on 2026-09-17, holds 15 items and lists Curiously Strong Mints only as a 32 g roll and Sugar Free Curiously Strong Mints as an 18 g tin: the 50 g tin has gone from the maker's range, so the listing that remains may be its successor rather than this article. The tin itself prints a United Kingdom M&S address. No GTIN is shown on either page. · made in Netherlands

A listing is evidence that this barcode is sold there, on that date; a price is what that listing showed, not a recommended price. Store links may be affiliate links (how this works).

Other names for this product

Also known as

  • Curiously Strong Mints en

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Sources & research

Evidence reviewed

Marks and Spencer plc

Marks & Spencer Food: Chewing Gum & Mints

manufacturer · Accessed 2026-09-17

Source & attribution [1] ↗

Open Food Facts

Lid of the 50 g tin: the Curiously Strong Mints ribbon artwork, the MARKS & SPENCER wordmark and 50 g

pack · Accessed 2026-09-17

Source & attribution [2] ↗

Wikipedia

Wikipedia: Marks & Spencer

publication · Accessed 2026-09-17

Source & attribution [4] ↗

Coverage & research gaps (13)

Coverage measures the evidence recorded here. It does not rate the product.

  • Identity: 3 / 3 · Name, brand and classification recorded
  • Context: 2 / 3 · Evidence groups assigned to a researched label, edition or analysis
  • Label photographs: 0 / 2 · Researched contexts with an assigned photograph
  • 50 g tin, later back label (artwork code 7021): nutrient evidence: 9 / 9 · Recorded nutrient rows linked to a source; not the number of nutrients that ought to exist
  • 50 g tin, earlier back label (artwork code 7014): nutrient evidence: 10 / 10 · Recorded nutrient rows linked to a source; not the number of nutrients that ought to exist
  • relationships · not_applicable: The barcode is a GTIN-8: the bars on the back photo decode to EAN-8 00011501. GS1 allocates GTIN-8 numbers one at a time rather than out of a company prefix, so there is no prefix holder to name and no gs1_prefix_owner row. The lookup reports the zero-padded form as a GTIN-13 on prefix 000.
  • relationships · unknown: The pack says only "Made in the Netherlands" and carries the M&S supplier code SC6366. No source found names the Dutch manufacturer, so manufactured_by is left empty.
  • ingredients · unknown: The 2013 list names Dextrose and Glucose as two separate ingredients. Glucose syrup is the usual second glucose in a pressed mint, but the label does not print it, so both rows point at ingredient/glucose and neither asserts a syrup.
  • markets · unknown: The tin's back carries French and Dutch language blocks under F and NL badges and Open Food Facts tags the record France and United Kingdom. A country code printed once before text in its own language marks the language, not a market, and no French or Dutch listing of this 50 g tin was found, so only GB is listed.
  • identity · unknown: A second Open Food Facts record, EAN-8 01241501, carries the name Curiously Strong Mints at the same 50 g net content for Marks & Spencer. Whether it is a later barcode for this tin, another variant, or a duplicate record is unresolved.
  • identity · unknown: M&S publishes no GTIN for the 32 g roll that replaced this tin, only its own product code 00906562, so superseded_by is left empty.
  • evidence · stale: web.archive.org answered HTTP 503 (Internet Archive temporarily offline) on 2026-09-17, so neither the 2009 capture of this barcode's old Barcodepedia page nor any archived M&S listing of the 50 g tin could be read.
  • markets · unknown: Searched amazon.co.uk on 2026-09-17 for "Curiously Strong Mints 50 g", the brand alone ("marks spencer"), and 000000011501 (also 0000000011501); plus "M&S Curiously Strong Mints", "Marks and Spencer mints", "Marks Spencer Curiously Strong Mints 50g", "M&S mints tin" and "Curiously Strong Mints" sorted by price ascending: no listing of this article; No Marks & Spencer mints of this line on the store at all. The only "Curiously Strong Mints 50 g" results are Altoids-brand case packs, e.g. B000FKQD5G "Altoids Peppermint Curiously Strong Mints 50g Tin Box Of 12 Tins" (Grocery > Confectionery > Mints), whose details table prints GTIN 10022000631401
  • evidence · stale: Evidence was observed over a year ago; check for newer labels. Historical evidence remains valid.
  • evidence · stale: Evidence was observed over a year ago; check for newer labels. Historical evidence remains valid.
  • schema · schema_gap: Review and assign legacy facts to coherent observations.
  • ingredients · not_researched: Ingredient statement or sourced exemption not recorded.
  • nutrition · not_researched: Nutrition declaration or exemption not recorded.

All references & source details

References

  1. ↑ Marks & Spencer Food: Chewing Gum & Mints Marks and Spencer plc. manufacturer. Accessed 2026-09-17.
  2. ↑ Lid of the 50 g tin: the Curiously Strong Mints ribbon artwork, the MARKS & SPENCER wordmark and 50 g Open Food Facts. pack. Published 2016-11-23. Accessed 2026-09-17. Record: 6. Tin lid. CC BY-SA 3.0. Open Food Facts contributors.
  3. ↑ 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 Open Food Facts. pack. Published 2015-06-27. Accessed 2026-09-17. Record: 4. Back of tin. CC BY-SA 3.0. Open Food Facts contributors.
  4. ↑ Wikipedia: Marks & Spencer Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-17. CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia contributors.
  5. ↑ Back of the 50 g tin, earlier label (artwork code 7014): ingredient statement, nutrition table, Guideline Daily Amounts strip and the barcode Open Food Facts. pack. Published 2013-10-02. Accessed 2026-09-17. Record: 2. Back of tin. CC BY-SA 3.0. Open Food Facts contributors.
  6. ↑ Marks & Spencer Food: Curiously Strong Mints, 32 g Marks and Spencer plc. manufacturer. Accessed 2026-09-17. Record: fdp60039370.
  7. ↑ Companies House: MARKS AND SPENCER P.L.C. (00214436), persons with significant control Companies House. registry. Accessed 2026-09-17. Record: 00214436. Open Government Licence v3.0.
  8. ↑ Open Food Facts: Curiously Strong Mints, Marks & Spencer, 50 g Open Food Facts. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-17. Record: 0000000011501. ODbL. Open Food Facts contributors.

Barcode & identifiers

GTIN-14
00000000011501
EAN-13 / GTIN-13
0000000011501
UPC-A / GTIN-12
000000011501

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