Natural and Artifical Flavours
I've recently become a great fan of Altoids Sours. They're sour candies made by Callard & Bowser® that come in five flavours: apple, citrus, mango, raspberry, and tangerine. All of the flavours are quite good. My current favourites are mango and raspberry.
You can't really see this on the Altoids web site, but each tin has some text on the front that says whether the candies are naturally or artificially flavoured. Here's what each one says:
| Apple Sours | Artificial Flavor |
| Citrus Sours™ | Natural Flavor With Other Natural Flavor |
| Mango Sours | Artificially Flavored |
| Raspberry Sours | Naturally and Artificially Flavored |
| Tangerine Sours™ | Natural Flavor |
Even though they're labelled as "Made in Great Britain", I guess they must have separate packaging for export to different countries because I notice that these tins, which were all purchased in the USA, use the American spelling of the words 'flavor' and 'flavored' as opposed to the British one. Perhaps this is related to differences between the food labelling rules in various countries.
But leaving aside the spelling, I noticed some interesting variations. It's "Artificial Flavor" for Apple Sours, but "Artifically Flavored" for Mango Sours. Simmilarly Tangerine Sours™ have "Natural Flavor", but Raspberry Sours are "Naturally and Artifically Flavored". The prize definately goes to Citrus Sours™ for "Natural Flavor with other Natural Flavor". What does that even mean?
It caught my attention and I didn't get it, so I thought I should share.

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