Mamba (candy)

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Unwrapped Mamba candies. From left to right: cherry, orange, and lemon flavors

Mamba fruit chews are a brand of fruit chew candies, produced by August Storck KG. They are available in the following flavors: strawberry, orange, lemon, raspberry and cherry. [1] Mamba was launched in the German market in 1953 and in the US in 1986. [2] [3] They are sold in packages of 6, 18, or 24 soft chews and the flavors within each package are selected at random. [4] [2]

Mamba Sour Fruit Chews were first released in 2007. [4]

Mamba Cola & Friends are a mix of cola and fruit flavors (lemon, cherry, pineapple, orange) sold in the German market. [5]

Mamba Tropics was released March 2017 featuring the flavors Peach-Passionfruit, Pineapple-Coconut, Mango-Orange, and Apple-Kiwi. [6]

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References

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