Fisherman’s Friend Ingredients

Fisherman’s Friend Ingredients

• What are the key ingredients that make Fisherman’s Friend so strong and effective?

Fisherman’s Friend Ingredients

Firstly, Fisherman’s Friend comes in two forms.

Lozenges (Sugar)

Tablets (Sugar free)

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Lozenges• Contain sugar. • Create a soft paste with finely ground sugar

and dextrin gum. • Which is moulded into lozenges. • Dried for 6 days, producing a very stable

and hard, irregular looking lozenge.

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Tablets• Tablets are sugar free • Produced by compressing a blend of powders

under very high pressure (6 tonnes) • Produce a smooth shiny tablet with “FF”

engraved into the surface of the tablet.

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The ingredients that make Fisherman’s Friend so effective are called

Essential Oils

Fisherman’s Friend Ingredients

Essential oils • Are volatile odorous mixtures of esters,

aldehydes, alcohols, ketones, and terpenes. • They exert a mild irritant action on the

mucus membranes of the mouth, • When inhaled help to relieve congestion

and respiratory problems.

Fisherman’s Friend Ingredients

In Fisherman’s Friend the key ingredient is

MentholMenthol produces a cooling sensation and helps clear the nose and throat.

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How do we obtain

Menthol ?

Menthol

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• Other Essential Oils = flavouring oils• Complement the menthol effect and give the

product its unique characteristics• Examples for these flavouring oils are:-

Anise, Lemon, Peppermint, Blackcurrant, Cherry, and Eucalyptus

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An other key ingredient in many flavours of Fisherman’s Friend is

Liquorice Liquorice is mainly used for flavouring & sweetening.

Also has some mild expectorant properties. Liquorice can cause hypertension and for this reason an extract with a low glycyrrhizin content is used.

Fisherman’s Friend Ingredients

Fisherman’s Friend is a blend of essential oils and flavours and is made unique by the

strength and quality of the ingredients used.

Fisherman’s Friend is The strongest there is!