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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.
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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!