9 4 6 ▁by ▁the ▁Derby shire ▁company ▁Sw izz els ▁Mat low . ▁They ▁are ▁swe ets ▁that ▁are ▁hard , ▁b icon ca ve ▁disc s , ▁based ▁on ▁similar ▁an ise ed ▁con fection ery ▁tradition ally ▁consum ed ▁in ▁India ▁after ▁a ▁sp icy ▁me al . ▁Their ▁flav our ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁sweet ▁with ▁a ▁so apy ▁or ▁fl oral ▁taste . ▁The ▁current ▁reci pe ▁includes ▁sugar , ▁ste ar ic ▁acid , ▁modified ▁st arch , ▁gl uc ose ▁sy rup , ▁and ▁anth oc yan in . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Sw izz els ▁Mat low ▁released ▁a ▁special ▁Par ma ▁V io lets ▁flav oured ▁che ese ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁their ▁ 7 0 th ▁birth day . ▁C ock t ails ▁that ▁rep licate ▁the ▁flav our ▁of ▁the ▁con fection ery ▁are ▁also ▁available ▁in ▁some ▁UK ▁bars . ▁Also , ▁large ▁b ags ▁of ▁Par ma ▁V io lets ▁can ▁be ▁purchased ▁from ▁the ▁official ▁website ▁in ▁sizes ▁up ▁to ▁ 3 kg , ▁alongside ▁other ▁online ▁ret ail ers . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁▁ ▁In ▁Ian ▁F lem ing ' s ▁James ▁Bond ▁series , ▁hard ▁cand ies ▁very ▁similar ▁in ▁description ▁to ▁Par ma ▁V io lets ▁are ▁the ▁favour ite ▁sweet ▁of ▁the ▁super villa in ▁Ernst ▁St av ro ▁Blo feld ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁breath ▁fres hen ing ▁properties . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Ind ie ▁pop ▁band ▁Pal