Golia Activ Plus

Why it's worth it

Golia has been Italy's throat-soothing candy since the 1930s, and Activ Plus is the modern sugar-free format with a filled balsamic-syrup centre that Italians reach for at the first sign of a cold or a scratchy throat while travelling. Reviewers describe the menthol-eucalyptus hit as intense but balanced, opening the airways. A small, cheap, distinctly Italian candy-aisle item with no Czech shelf twin.

Taste

Hard mint shell around a balsamic syrup filling with menthol and eucalyptus; intense, cooling, throat-soothing rather than sugary-sweet

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Nutrition

Nutritional values per 100 g

Source: Open Food Facts label data (may lag pack reformulations).

Where & what you'll pay

CoopConadEsselungaCarrefour€EAN 80737018

If you know Czech shelves

Halls-style menthol throat drops are sold in CZ too, but Golia's syrup-filled balsamic licorice-mint format has no direct match

Sources

• “Si avverte molto bene il sapore del mentolo e dell'eucalipto, una sensazione piacevole che ti apre le vie respiratorie”

  opinioni.it (blog)

• “Un gusto deciso, un'anima funzionale e una promessa mantenuta: rinfrescare e dare sollievo.”

  www.catellani-group.it (blog)

Curated 2026-07-20. Image: Open Food Facts contributors, CC-BY-SA.