Sanhelios Bonbons Gorge & Toux Famille — 48 bonbons

Sanhelios throat and cough sweets for the family, tin of 48, sugar-free

Lozenges to suck on for a sore throat, designed for the whole household, adults and children alike. They contain no sugar and come in three fruity flavours: peach, raspberry and honey.

The recipe brings together a propolis extract and an echinacea extract with a hint of mild menthol. That combination gives a pleasant sensation around the throat and pharynx, and the vitamin C they supply contributes to the normal function of the immune system.

Key points

• 48 lozenges, 120 g tin
• Sugar-free, peach, raspberry and honey flavours
• Propolis and echinacea extracts
• A hint of mild menthol
• Source of vitamin C, vegetarian recipe

Keep the tin in a bag rather than in the car: heat softens sugar-free sweets and welds them together. These are comfort lozenges, not a treatment; if a cough runs past a week or comes with a fever, see a doctor. Avoid them for very young children, because of the choking risk, and for anyone allergic to bee products.