Wtf have they done to Opal Fruits?

MrsPelligrinoPetrichor · 2022-06-13T17:10:36+00:00

Apart from the fact they changed their name to STARBURST ffs and I'm still not over it, there are now no yellow ones!!!😱

CandyLeBonBon · 13/06/2022 18:13

They're lemon and lime now aren't they??

BalloonsAndWhistles · 13/06/2022 18:54

What is this abomination…no yellow ones??!!! I can’t ever buy them again, they’re the best ones!!

AmandaHoldensLips · 13/06/2022 19:04

And they taste like Play-Doh.
Blurgh.

RancidOldHag · 13/06/2022 19:05

Iceland was selling retro Opal Fruits earlier this year.

Utterly lovely to have the four proper flavours!

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 13/06/2022 19:07

They've had the minging blackcurrant one since forever , I cannot remember when they got rid of the lemon one .

Haven't they gone gelatin free now ? ( I haven't seen a pack for ages but I'm sure my DS was very judgey at his last pack)

BDeyes · 13/06/2022 19:10

opal fruits made to make your mouth water.

Debbiejellinksy · 13/06/2022 19:12

They are gross now! The red ones taste like lipstick.

AtomicBlondeRose · 13/06/2022 19:12

In the mid-90s they did a tropical range of Opal Fruits (might have been just after they changed to Starburst) which had flavours like mango and pineapple, and the peach ones were delicious. Sometimes I still taste them in my mouth!

RightOnTheEdge · 13/06/2022 19:13

They are horrible!

DisforDarkChocolate · 13/06/2022 19:19

Compared to Frutella they are bloody awful anyway.

babyjellyfish · 13/06/2022 19:32

Have you time travelled from 1997, OP?

babyjellyfish · 13/06/2022 19:33

AtomicBlondeRose · 13/06/2022 19:12

In the mid-90s they did a tropical range of Opal Fruits (might have been just after they changed to Starburst) which had flavours like mango and pineapple, and the peach ones were delicious. Sometimes I still taste them in my mouth!

Omg yes, they were delicious.

StPaulandTheBrokenBones · 13/06/2022 19:49

Fruit Pastilles are also shite now. They have made them vegan friendly, so obviously the recipe has changed and they just don’t taste nice now. So that’s yet another thing that I won’t be buying again.

ScoobyDoNot · 13/06/2022 20:35

StPaulandTheBrokenBones · 13/06/2022 19:49

Fruit Pastilles are also shite now. They have made them vegan friendly, so obviously the recipe has changed and they just don’t taste nice now. So that’s yet another thing that I won’t be buying again.

Aldi fruit pastilles are so much nicer than rowntrees!
(I don't rate their wine gums though)

WishILivedInThrushGreen · 13/06/2022 20:43

What??? This is deplorable!
I'm going to have to buy some now just to check.

purpleme12 · 13/06/2022 20:47

babyjellyfish · 13/06/2022 19:32

Have you time travelled from 1997, OP?

This is what I thought 🤣

purpleme12 · 13/06/2022 20:48

RancidOldHag · 13/06/2022 19:05

Iceland was selling retro Opal Fruits earlier this year.

Utterly lovely to have the four proper flavours!

I got a packet I thought brilliant I'll love these.
But I was really disappointed!! I must got used to Starbursts!

Beecham · 13/06/2022 20:51

Switch to Fruitella

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MrsPelligrinoPetrichor · 13/06/2022 20:55

StPaulandTheBrokenBones · 13/06/2022 19:49

Fruit Pastilles are also shite now. They have made them vegan friendly, so obviously the recipe has changed and they just don’t taste nice now. So that’s yet another thing that I won’t be buying again.

They've been sugary shite for years now, along with Smarties which taste of nothing!

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PandaOrLion · 13/06/2022 20:56

AtomicBlondeRose · 13/06/2022 19:12

In the mid-90s they did a tropical range of Opal Fruits (might have been just after they changed to Starburst) which had flavours like mango and pineapple, and the peach ones were delicious. Sometimes I still taste them in my mouth!

I regularly reminisce about these. I loved them
so much.

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MrsPelligrinoPetrichor · 13/06/2022 20:57

Beecham · 13/06/2022 20:51

Switch to Fruitella

Don't think I've ever had them!

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MrsPelligrinoPetrichor · 13/06/2022 20:58

purpleme12 · 13/06/2022 20:47

This is what I thought 🤣

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Thay was the last time I probably had some 🤣

They were in Aldi today so treated myself . Some treat!! 🙄

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babyjellyfish · 13/06/2022 20:59

Can you still get Chewits?

Bergamotte · 13/06/2022 21:02

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 13/06/2022 19:07

They've had the minging blackcurrant one since forever , I cannot remember when they got rid of the lemon one .

Haven't they gone gelatin free now ? ( I haven't seen a pack for ages but I'm sure my DS was very judgey at his last pack)

Starburst never contained gelatin in the UK. (They do/ did in the US)

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MrsPelligrinoPetrichor · 13/06/2022 21:03

babyjellyfish · 13/06/2022 20:59

Can you still get Chewits?

Bloody hell, I remember them!

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