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{{Short description|Type of breath freshener}} | {{Short description|Type of breath freshener}} | ||
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{{infobox brand | {{infobox brand | ||
| name = Sen-Sen | | name = Sen-Sen | ||
| logo = | | logo = | ||
| logo_size = | | logo_size = | ||
| image = Sen-Sen.jpg | | image = Sen-Sen.jpg | ||
| type = [[Breath mint]]s | | type = [[Breath mint]]s | ||
| currentowner = [[Thomas B. Dunn|T. B. Dunn Company]] | | currentowner = [[Thomas B. Dunn|T. B. Dunn Company]] | ||
| origin = | | origin = | ||
| introduced = | | introduced = | ||
| discontinued = | | discontinued = 2013 | ||
| related = | | related = | ||
| markets = Worldwide | | markets = Worldwide | ||
| previousowners = | | previousowners = | ||
| trademarkregistrations = | | trademarkregistrations = | ||
| ambassador = | | ambassador = | ||
| tagline = | | tagline = | ||
| website = | | website = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Sen-Sen''' was a type of [[mints (candy)|breath freshener]] originally marketed as a "breath perfume" in the late 19th century by the [[Thomas B. Dunn|T. B. Dunn Company]]<ref name="otc">{{Cite web |title=Sen-Sen |url=https://www.oldtimecandy.com/pages/sen-sen |access-date=2024 | '''Sen-Sen''' was a type of [[mints (candy)|breath freshener]] originally marketed as a "breath perfume" in the late 19th century by the [[Thomas B. Dunn|T. B. Dunn Company]]<ref name="otc">{{Cite web |title=Sen-Sen |url=https://www.oldtimecandy.com/pages/sen-sen |access-date=April 17, 2024 |website=OldTimeCandy.com |language=en}}</ref> and then produced by F&F Foods until they discontinued the product in July 2013.<ref name="sensenhistory">{{Cite web |date=March 17, 2022 |title=Sen-Sen Candy (History, Pictures & Marketing) - Snack History |url=https://www.snackhistory.com/sen-sen-candy/ |access-date=April 17, 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref> Sen-Sen bore a strong similarity to [[Vigroids]], a [[liquorice]] sweet made by Ernest Jackson & Company, Ltd. | ||
Sen-Sens were available in small packets or cardboard boxes. Similar to a matchbox of the time, an inner box slid out from a cardboard sleeve revealing a small hole from which the tiny Sen-Sen squares would fall when the box was shaken.<ref name="sensenhistory"/> | Sen-Sens were available in small packets or cardboard boxes. Similar to a matchbox of the time, an inner box slid out from a cardboard sleeve revealing a small hole from which the tiny Sen-Sen squares would fall when the box was shaken.<ref name="sensenhistory"/> | ||
Sen-Sen's ingredients were liquorice, [[anise]], [[gum arabic]], [[maltodextrin]], [[sugar]], and natural and artificial flavors. | Sen-Sen's ingredients were liquorice, [[anise]], [[gum arabic]], [[maltodextrin]], [[sugar]], and natural and artificial flavors. | ||
Sen-Sen is mentioned in the song "Ya Got Trouble" in the musical ''[[The Music Man]]'' as a means for young people to conceal the smell of beer ([[Bevo (drink)|Bevo]]) and cigarettes from their parents. | |||
The mints are mentioned in the [[Billy Joel]] song "[[Keeping the Faith]]".<ref name="Joel offical">{{cite web |title=Keeping The Faith |website=Billy Joel Official Site |url=https://www.billyjoel.com/song/keeping-faith-7/ |access-date=November 19, 2025}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[List of breath mints]] | * [[List of breath mints]] | ||
*[[Pontefract cake]] | * [[Pontefract cake]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 15:10, 3 December 2025
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Sen-Sen was a type of breath freshener originally marketed as a "breath perfume" in the late 19th century by the T. B. Dunn Company[1] and then produced by F&F Foods until they discontinued the product in July 2013.[2] Sen-Sen bore a strong similarity to Vigroids, a liquorice sweet made by Ernest Jackson & Company, Ltd.
Sen-Sens were available in small packets or cardboard boxes. Similar to a matchbox of the time, an inner box slid out from a cardboard sleeve revealing a small hole from which the tiny Sen-Sen squares would fall when the box was shaken.[2]
Sen-Sen's ingredients were liquorice, anise, gum arabic, maltodextrin, sugar, and natural and artificial flavors.
Sen-Sen is mentioned in the song "Ya Got Trouble" in the musical The Music Man as a means for young people to conceal the smell of beer (Bevo) and cigarettes from their parents.
The mints are mentioned in the Billy Joel song "Keeping the Faith".[3]
See also
References
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