Nobel Super Lemon Candy

Super Lemon Candy is Japan’s most legendarily sour hard candy — a triple-layer flavor experience that has been shocking and delighting Japanese snack fans since its launch in 1985, and is now finding devoted fans around the world.

The concept is simple and brilliantly executed: three entirely distinct stages of flavor and sensation in a single small candy. The moment it hits your tongue, an intense coating of sour lemon powder delivers an eye-watering punch of acidity so sharp it borders on a physical sensation — this is not a gentle tartness, it is a full-on sour assault that makes you wince and reach for another immediately.

As the powder dissolves, the second layer emerges: a smooth, sweet-tart lemon hard candy that rounds out the sourness into something far more enjoyable and lemon-bright.

Finally, at the very center, a small reservoir of concentrated citrus juice provides one last burst of juicy, sharp acidity that finishes the whole experience on a high, tangy note.

The result is a candy that takes you on a complete journey from start to finish — extreme, then balanced, then bright — in the span of one small piece.

It is the kind of candy that is almost impossible to describe adequately without simply handing someone one and watching their face.

The packaging — bold, American comic-inspired graphics with a bright yellow lemon character — has been a design icon in Japan since the 1980s and gives the candy an instantly recognizable shelf presence.

Part nostalgia, part dare, wholly addictive: Super Lemon Candy is one of the great Japanese dagashi classics, and a must-try for anyone who thinks they can handle it.

About this item
Item Name : Super Lemon Candy
Brand : Nobel
Item Form : Candy
Number of Items : 80g (Pack of 1)