According to a survey conducted by M&S, the fizzy cola bottle is the UK’s favourite sweet, beating plain cola bottles at number 2 and rhubarbs and custards at number 3.  

While the overall number 1 was the fizzy cola bottle, men actually voted wine gums as their favourite, cola bottles as 2nd and fizzy colas as their 3rd favourite.

The research, conducted on 4,000 people, also found that women preferred chocolate sweets to men.  

The good news is that M&S is launching a new range of confectionery, which is deemed to be the first ever Pick & Mix to be completely free of artificial colours and flavours to hit UK stores.

Top 20 sweets:
1.      Fizzy cola bottles

2.      Cola bottles

3.      Rhubarbs and custards

4.      Wine gums

5.      Black Jacks

6.      Jelly babies

7.      Bon Bons

8.      Chocolate raisins

9.      Chocolate eclairs

10.     Turkish delight

11.     Sherbet lemons

12.     Flying saucers

13.     Aniseed balls

14.     Pear Drops

15.     Fruit salads

16.     Chocolate limes

17.     Chocolate coins

18.     Percy Pigs

19.     Liquorice Allsorts

20.     Apple and custards