Henry Goode’s Soft Eating Liquorice, the holy grail for figure-conscious consumers with a sweet tooth, has now been launched in a new, fruity red variety.

Both liquorice lovers and loathers can now enjoy Henry Goode’s Soft Eating Liquorice as the raspberry flavoured, red variety has a sweet, fruity taste to appeal to those on both sides of the fence. With less than two per cent fat, and all natural colours and flavours, it’s the perfect treat for New Year dieters fighting off the Christmas excess with guilt-free snacks.

Henry’s liquorice is the only British variety of soft eating liquorice – the home of the long-standing confection, and the black variety has already recruited a new generation of liquorice fans after it was launched earlier in the year. Soft liquorice differs to traditional liquorice due to its extremely soft bite, similar to that of soft fudge, and its milder, premium taste and texture.

And if that wasn’t enough, liquorice is known for its array of health benefits, including:

- It’s good for boosting brain function, fighting dental decay and improving the digestive system
- Liquorice is often referred to as the ‘Grandfather of Chinese herbs’ as it’s been used for many medical purposes for over 3,000 years 
- It can help banish sore throats – modern cough syrups often include liquorice extract as an ingredient
- It was even supposed to have healed the wounds and quenched the thirst of Nero’s armies in the first century AD
- Liquorice is also known for keeping you regular!

Ideal for sharing or indulging, the red variety of Henry Goode’s Soft Eating Liquorice comes in authentic 300g and 150g brown paper bags and is available from stores nationwide from January 2010, priced £1.99 and 99p.  Guilt-free snacking has never been so good!