Do you remember when you were a kid ( or this morning for some people) and you just got that bag of fruit loops or some sugar coated extra crunchy cereal and started eating it like it was candy? next thing you knew the roof of your mouth was ripped up and sore, and made anything but drinking water painful? It was like your favorite friend attacking you when you least expected it. This snack, made from meth addicted radioactive cat’s tongues has the distinction of being both amazingly attractive and supercool, as well as being over the top gimmicky and painful to eat. I love this Lollipop – or more truthfully, I really want to love this lollipop – I am just not sure if it is a relationship I am ready for in my life. I lust for what it gives me, it goes forever and makes my head spin, but I am always sorry for myself once it is gone – and leaves bruises in all the wrong places.
Because of the uniqueness of the product, I shared my booty I received so nicely from Acosta Sales, who was kind enough to not only send out the samples, but the cool display box it came in and the more information than I knew possible for a lollipop. To get the point home that this is not candy, Tootsie Roll has worked the whole product line so everyone will know this is a concentrated energy drink – not a candy. Because of this I enlisted an outside candy connoisseur to help with out with an unbiased review.
His opening views were favorable.
“The pop reminded me a lot of a blow-pop, due to both its shape and a background flavor that I can’t quite identify. During the life of the pop, I kept expecting to eventually reach gum, but I know it will not happen.”
Nutrition/Buzz: 7
I enjoy the taste, although I cannot really identify one flavor. I cannot say that I feel a caffeine kick, but it was a nice pick-me-up in the middle of the day.
Well , it seems one of these jumbo sized treats are full of an energy drink in crunch size form. These are filled with Ginseng, Guarana, Taurine & B-vitamins, with a 40mg doze of caffeine. So it is as much as a half a Red Bull or Monster. Each energy pop also has around 90 calories, Niacin, Vitamin B and 500 mg taurine and 50 mcg of inositol.
While I was very impressed with the nutrients in the pop, the amount of calories in this can seemed pretty high. that means that in order for me to get any real buzz, I would need to consume 180 calories of gritty candy.
Taste/Texture
The size of pop makes it a tad uncomfortable for the first few minutes of sucking (that just doesn’t sound right). I enjoy the grittiness of the pop as it helped keep it stationary in the mouth.
Gah – the burning! While the taste is good – very sweet and lasts forever, the texture of these pops is like sandpaper! I don’t think I have ever had a more difficult-to-suck pop.
Packaging
The packaging is cool, but overkill and makes me think that I would be paying as much for packaging as for the pop. Plus, once you have opened the can and taken out the pop … the packaging is pretty useless.
According to their literature, the totally awesome pull tab can is there because it maintains freshness. To me that would assume there is more to the can than the cardboard tube it seems to be. On further inspection, although the cardboard “can” it comes in is stronger than a toilet paper tube, it is not like this pop is hermetically vacuum packed in there. Known for being a huge , er, sucker for marketing ploys, I gotta say that this one totally works for me. Even the stick on Maxxed Pops is a strong plastic stick which can handle the hugeness of the pop.
As for the cost, the list price for these is just .69, so any place selling these for over a dollar is ripping you off.