Rowntree's Fruit Pastilles (rebranded in Australia as Wonka Fruit Pastilles after the 1988 acquisition of Rowntree's by Nestlé and as Frutips in Canada) are small round sweets measuring about 1.5 cm (0.6 in) in diameter; they have a jelly-like consistency, due to the gelatin they are made from, and are covered with sugar. They contain fruit juice, have no artificial colours or flavours, and come in five flavours: lemon (yellow), lime (green), strawberry (red), blackcurrant (purple) and orange (orange).
Originally the red fruit pastilles were raspberry flavoured but this changed in the 1990s.
In Australia, Wonka-brand fruit pastilles do not contain gelatin.
Ice-lolly versions were originally made in Telford, Shropshire but are now made in Cross Gates, West Yorkshire by Richmond Foods after it bought Nestlé's ice cream division in 1999.
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