Sugar-free Wintergreen Candies are individually wrapped, hard candies. (Their flavor is very similar to the pink rito mints)
Sugar-free candies are made from a sugar substitute, Isomalt, which is a sweetener used in food. It has a sweetening power of 0.5, i.e. it tastes half as sweet as table sugar.It has little to no impact on blood sugar levels, and does not stimulate the release of insulin. It also does not promote tooth decay and is considered to be tooth-friendly.