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Thursday, August 21, 2008
Grapefruit Mentos (Japan)With news that the Pink Grapefruit (Pamplemousse) Mentos were discontinued, I scoured the web and purchased a box of 40 rolls in late May. I have about half left. But a morning browse on eBay a couple of weeks ago led to an auction of some Mentos from Japan in a yellow package simply flavored Grapefruit. I had to have them. So I placed an order with JBox and they arrived earlier this week.
Sporting and expiry date of 2010, these puppies must be fresh. The package is much like the others from around the world, the large Mentos logo, a picture of the fruit flavor on the right end and, of course, the name of the flavor in both English and Japanese. They’re a nice yellow color and have the crunchy shell and soft chew inside. They’re tart and fragrant and have a good mix of citrus oil and zest notes. They’re not quite like the Pamplemousse though. The citrus is a bit more generic, a little floral and less bitter. Still extremely satisfying. I have two more rolls and if this were a permanent Japanese flavor, JBox could count on more orders. At a dollar fifty a package (instead of the 75 cents or so for my remaining Pink Grapefruit), I wouldn’t buy a lot of them though. (Mentos, can you make Yuzu flavored next?) For those die hard fans, Pink Grapefruit can still be found here: FAA Imports (boxes of 20 rolls), Avi Glatt Grocer (single rolls) & KosherMania (40 count box - this is where I ordered from). Related Candies
POSTED BY Cybele AT 11:55 am 
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Hmm. I can’t find the pink grapefruit Mentos at the FAA site.
Karwei - that was fast! When I posted this the page said that there were two boxes left! (I guess when both where gone the page disappeared.)
I ordered from KosherMania with no problem.
yikes. what have I done?
Thanks for posting where to find hard-to-find candies that you give great ratings. Otherwise it’s such a...tease.
I’ll keep my eyes peeled for these. Happy to hear you enjoyed them!
I soooo need to find these!! YUM!!!
I, too, ordered from Koshermania & am proud to say that the good readers of this blog have caused a run on Grapefruit Mentos! I had a nice chat with one of the owners of Koshermania regarding the status of my order & he bemusedly told me that all of a sudden, he had so many orders that they went through about 30 cases & had to reorder from THEIR supplier! Ordinarily, these Mentos are NOT a popular item for them. Savor the power of the blog!
Yah, i couldn’t find them on FFA or AVi Glatt. I really don’t want to order that many mentos, but i love the pink grape fruit one’s so much and i am getting desperate!! Everyone thinks i am crazy.
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