Millions sweets are one of those products that people either discover as a kid and never stop buying, or stumble across as an adult and immediately wonder where they have been all their life. Tiny, intensely fruity, chewy little balls that come in tubes, bags and absolutely enormous jars. Simple idea, done very well.
This is the full guide to the range: every flavour, every format, and how to buy them in bulk without paying retail prices.
What are Millions sweets?
Millions are tiny chewy sweets made by Tangerine Confectionery, a British sweet manufacturer based in the north of England. Each sweet is a small round ball with an intensely fruity flavour, slightly firm to bite into but chewy all the way through. They come in tubes, bags and now in larger formats including squishies and jelly babies.
The name comes from the idea that you get so many sweets per pack. Even a standard 55g tube contains a good few hundred of the little things, which is part of what makes them so satisfying for pick n mix, party bags and sweet jars. You fill a jar with Millions and it looks genuinely impressive.
Every Millions flavour available in the UK
The range has expanded a lot over the years. These are all the flavours currently available.
- Strawberry is the original and still the most popular. The flavour is bright and distinctly sweet rather than natural-tasting, which is exactly what you want from a sweet like this. Strawberry Millions are available as a pick n mix option or in tube, bag and 2.27kg jar formats.
- Bubblegum is the other classic. The bubblegum flavour in Millions is stronger than in most bubblegum-flavoured sweets, which tends to split opinion cleanly between people who love it and people who find it overwhelming. The people who love it really love it. Bubblegum Millions are one of the top sellers in the range.
- Blackcurrant has a slightly sharper flavour than strawberry, which makes it a good contrast if you are putting together a mixed sweet jar. It is one of the most popular flavours for the big 2.27kg jars.
- Apple is the sharpest of the standard fruity flavours. It sits somewhere between sweet and sour without fully committing to either, which makes it one of the more interesting options in the range.
- Vimto is a collaboration flavour and one of the better ones. If you know Vimto, you know exactly what this tastes like. The mix of grape, raspberry and blackcurrant works well in the Millions format and it has built up a decent following, particularly in the north.
- Iron Brew is the Scottish classic, flavoured like Irn Bru. It is fizzy-tasting without actually being fizzy, which sounds strange but works surprisingly well. The colour is the giveaway: bright orange, unmistakeable.
- Cola has that synthetic cola flavour that divides sweet fans the same way bubblegum does. For cola sweet fans it is one of the best versions of the flavour around. It also comes in the Squishies format, which is a softer chew than the original tube sweets.
- Raspberry is slightly softer and more natural-tasting than strawberry, sitting in the middle of the range between the sharp and sweet ends of the flavour spectrum.
- Watermelon is one of the newer additions. It is a lighter, more refreshing flavour than the others, which makes it a good summer option and popular in mixed party bags.
The formats: tubes, bags, jars and squishies
The 55g tubes are the classic format. Each tube holds a couple of hundred sweets and is the right size for a single serving or for adding to a pick n mix selection. Cases of 12 tubes are available across all the main flavours.
The 110g bags are the mid-size option, giving you roughly double the sweets in a resealable format. These work well for a desk drawer, a lunchbox supply, or anywhere you want Millions available without going through a tube in one sitting.
The 2.27kg jars are the serious option. These are catering-size jars holding over two kilograms of sweets, designed for sweet shops, events and anyone who goes through Millions at a proper rate. They come in strawberry, bubblegum, blackcurrant, apple, cola, Vimto and watermelon. At £29.99 with free delivery, a 2.27kg jar of Millions works out at excellent value per sweet compared to buying tubes.
The Squishies are a newer format with a softer texture than the original sweets. Available in cola, watermelon and strawberry and bubblegum, they are a gentler chew and popular with anyone who finds the original a bit firm.
Millions for pick n mix and party bags
Few sweets work better in a pick n mix bowl than Millions. The small size means you can offer a wide range of flavours in a single container, they do not melt or stick together in warm weather the way some sweets do, and they always look good in a jar. For party bags, the individual tubes are the easiest option: one tube per bag, job done.
Browse the full Millions range at One Pound Sweets to see all current flavours and formats in stock. If you are after a wider pick n mix selection to go alongside them, the pick n mix category has plenty to work with.
Frequently asked questions
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