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Morinaga Hi-Chew Suppai-Chew Sour Lemon Soft Candy 12 Pieces

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Made byMorinaga & Co.Tokyo, Japan

Morinaga Hi-Chew Suppai-Chew Sour Lemon Soft Candy 12 Pieces

This is Suppai-Chew, the sour lemon Hi-Chew: a stick of 12 individually wrapped soft chews with crunchy candy bits inside each piece.

Regular price $3.45AUD

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Why we say this

Suppai-Chew has been sold in Japan since 2013 as Hi-Chew's sour line, and this lemon stick had more than 6,000 ratings on one Japanese review site in 2026.

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About

This is Suppai-Chew, the sour lemon Hi-Chew: a stick of 12 individually wrapped soft chews with crunchy candy bits inside each piece. The lemon is sour but not fierce, with sweetness underneath, and the bits give a gritty crunch inside the soft chew. Buy it if you want Hi-Chew with a sour edge and a crunch; if you want a lolly that makes your face screw up, this is not sour enough.

On the pack: すッパイチュウ. Suppai (soo-pie) means sour, so the name is simply sour chew.

What you're getting

  • This is the stick made in Japan for Japanese shops, not the export lemon Hi-Chew sold outside Japan and not the Suppai-Chew Premium bag, a different recipe.
  • The crunchy bits divide people. Most like the contrast with the soft chew; some find the grit unpleasant. They are candy chips set inside the chew, not a coating.
  • It is sticky on dental work: a piece can pull fillings or crowns loose.
  • Warmth softens it, so pieces can arrive softer than usual after a hot day in transit.
  • Allergens: none of the major allergens are in the ingredients, but it is made on equipment shared with milk. Read the pack's own label before you rely on ours.
  • Also on the label: gelatine, which the maker makes from pork skin. Anyone who avoids pork or meat should skip it.

It is a soft candy you chew and swallow, not a gum.

Ingredients

Sugar (made in Japan, made in Thailand), glucose syrup, vegetable fat, dextrin, gelatine, concentrated lemon juice

acidulant, glycerol, vitamin C, flavouring, emulsifier, safflower yellow colour

For your safety, please check both the information on this page and the printed label on the pack. If anything is unclear or the information differs, please contact us before consuming the product.

Allergens
Contains

None declared — the ingredient list names no allergen.

May contain
  • Milk

Not ingredients — these are made or handled on the same equipment as this product, so traces are possible. We list every shared-equipment allergen stated on the pack or by the maker.

Dietary notes

The gelatine is made from pork skin, and the candy is not halal-certified. It is not vegetarian, vegan or halal.

For your safety, please check both the information on this page and the printed label on the pack. If anything is unclear or the information differs, please contact us before consuming the product.

Details
Maker
Morinaga & Co. · Tokyo
Made in
Japan
Net contents
One stick: 12 individually wrapped pieces

Our guide

How to eat it

Good to know

  • Chew carefully if you have fillings or crowns: the candy is sticky enough to pull dental work loose.
  • If a piece gets stuck in hair or clothes, soften it with warm water, not hot, and work it out.

In their own words

What Japanese buyers say

  • The gritty stuff inside gets addictive.

    中に入っているジャリ砂利しているやつが癖になります。

    from monolog, a Japanese review site

  • Like eating sand.

    砂食べてるみたいだ。

    from monolog

  • The not-too-sour lemon is fresh and tasty.

    酸っぱすぎないレモンが爽やかで美味しい。

    from monolog

  • Not sour at all! Like eating sweet honey lemonade.

    全然酸っぱくない！あまーいはちみつレモネード食べてる感じ

    from monolog

  • I avoided Hi-Chew because the sweetness lingers, but this one has sourness and a crunchy inside, different from the others.

    ハイチュウは甘いイメージがあり、口の中に甘ったるさが残る感じが苦手であまり食べていませんでしたが、この味は酸っぱさを感じたり、中にしゃりしゃりとした食感があったりと他の味とは違った感じがあります

    from monolog

  • I like sour, but the grittiness is unpleasant.

    酸っぱいのは好きだが、ジャリジャリ感が不快。

    from monolog

  • On trips we always take these to stay awake while driving!

    我が家では旅行の時、運転の眠気覚ましにいつもこれを持っていきます！

    from monolog

  • First bite you think "oh, sour", then once you're used to it you just taste sweet.

    最初の一口はああすっぱいんだなっていう感想だけど慣れると甘いとしか思わない

    from mognavi, a Japanese food and drink review site

  • My kid raved that it's super tasty!

    子供がめちゃくちゃ美味しい！と絶賛してました！

    from monolog

  • I take it to keep in my desk at work, but at worst I finish the lot the day I open it.

    職場の机に常備するつもりで持っていきますが、ひどいときは開封した当日に全部食べきります。。

    from monolog

  • First bite: properly sour lemon.

    一口かじると、しっかり酸っぱめレモン。

    from mognavi

  • If you chew it like Hi-Chew, the crunchy bits get in the way.

    ハイチュウのつもりで噛むとカリカリが邪魔で食べにくい。

    from monolog

  • I love the sour bits inside, texture and taste, and finish one in no time.

    中の酸っぱい粒が食感も味も好きですぐ1個食べてしまう

    from monolog

  • Recommended if you want a moderate sourness.

    ほどよい酸っぱさを求める人にお薦めです。

    from monolog

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The maker

Where it comes from

  • Morinaga & Co.
  • Tokyo

Hi-Chew was born in Japan in 1975 and is now sold in more than 30 countries. Morinaga & Co. (not to be confused with Morinaga Milk, a separate company) makes it as a soft candy rather than a gum.

Suppai-Chew, its sour line, arrived in 2013, with crunchy candy chips inside each soft piece. What the chips are made of, the maker keeps to itself.

Product facts here are checked against the maker's own page: morinaga.co.jp (opens in a new tab)