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Black Jack (confectionery)

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Black Jack
Product typeConfectionery
OwnerBarratt (Valeo)
Introduced1920; 104 years ago (1920)
Related brandsFruit SaladWham BarFlumps
MarketsEurope
Previous ownersTrebor • Monkhill Confectionary (Cadbury Schweppes) • Tangerine Confectionary
Websitevaleoconfectionery.com/barratt
Nutritional value per
Energy327 kcal (1,370 kJ)
74.2g
Sugars41.0g
Dietary fiber0.0g
3.2g
Saturated1.6g
0.4g
Vitamins and minerals
MineralsQuantity
%DV
Sodium
0%
0.79 mg

Black Jack is a type of "aniseed flavour chew" according to its packaging. It is a chewy confectionery manufactured under Valeo Confectionery's Barratt brand in UK and Spain. Introduced in the 1920s by Trebor, the wrapper originally showed gollywogs on it.[1]

Ingredients

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The recipe has varied over the years. In 2021 the ingredients were: glucose syrup, sugar, palm oil, colour (vegetable carbon), hydrolysed pea protein, citric acid, aniseed oil, acidity regulator (trisodium citrate).[2]

Each 250 g pack contains 46 chews.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Wrapper Gallery (1970s)". Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Black Jack Chews". Retrieved 17 December 2021.