This article is about the candy. See Mint (disambiguation) for other meanings.

A mint is a candy characterized by the presence of mint flavoring, whether it be peppermint oil, spearmint oil, wintergreen, or another natural or artificial source.

Hard mints

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Mints are usually hard or brittle. Hard mints, often called breath mints, are popular as breath fresheners--after a meal, a cigarette, smoking marijuana, or having an alcoholic drink, etc.--since the smell of mint oil is quite strong and feels clean and cool to the mouth.

Soft mints

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Dinner mints, also called butter mints, are soft candies with a higher butter content, that melt in one's mouth. Candy canes are a type of mint particular to Christmas, or more generally the holiday season, with a distinctive shepherd's crook shape. Some mints include Mentos and Altoids.

See also

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• List of breath mints

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