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title: "Juicy Fruit vs Mentos: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Juicy Fruit or Mentos? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Chewing gum and mint brands set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Juicy Fruit vs Mentos: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Juicy Fruit or Mentos? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Chewing gum and mint brands set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Juicy Fruit and Mentos
- **Competitive set**: Chewing gum and mint brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Juicy Fruit Share of Search**: 1.4%
- **Mentos Share of Search**: 14%

## Which is more popular in search, Juicy Fruit or Mentos?

- In August 2026, Mentos had more branded searches than Juicy Fruit among chewing gum and mint brands in New Zealand. Mentos was estimated to have 2.1K branded searches compared to Juicy Fruit’s 210, and held a 14% Share of Search versus Juicy Fruit’s 1.4%.
- Mentos was ahead of Juicy Fruit in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Juicy Fruit’s estimated Share of Search among chewing gum and mint brands in New Zealand moved from 1.3% to 1.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 170 to 210.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Mentos’ estimated Share of Search among chewing gum and mint brands in New Zealand moved from 13.9% to 14%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.8K to 2.1K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand chewing gum and mint brands in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Mentos gained estimated Share of Search among chewing gum and mint brands in New Zealand, from 12.6% to 14%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Juicy Fruit in New Zealand rose 23.5% over 11 measured months, from 170 to 210 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Juicy Fruit estimated searches | Juicy Fruit Share of Search | Juicy Fruit rank | Mentos estimated searches | Mentos Share of Search | Mentos rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 170 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.8K | 13.9% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 140 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.8K | 14.4% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 140 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.4K | 13% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 170 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.2K | 14.3% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 140 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.3K | 12.3% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 170 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.8K | 13.8% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 140 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.4K | 13.2% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 170 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.8K | 13.1% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 170 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.9K | 13.2% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 210 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.7K | 12.6% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 210 | 1.4% | 6 | 2.1K | 14% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Juicy Fruit’s and Mentos’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Juicy Fruit**: Measured on the search term “juicy fruit gum”.
- **Mentos**: Measured on the search terms “flavored mentos”, “mentos”, “mentos & cola”, “mentos candy”, “mentos chewing gum”, “mentos com”, “mentos gum”, “mentos lollies”, “mentos mint”, “mentos near me”, “mentos nz”, “mentos online” and “mentos sweets”, summed into one figure.

- [Juicy Fruit profile](/demand/nz/brands/juicy-fruit)
- [Mentos profile](/demand/nz/brands/mentos)
- [All chewing gum and mint brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-chewing-gum-and-mint-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Juicy Fruit or Mentos?

In August 2026, Mentos had more branded searches than Juicy Fruit among chewing gum and mint brands in New Zealand. Mentos was estimated to have 2.1K branded searches compared to Juicy Fruit’s 210, and held a 14% Share of Search versus Juicy Fruit’s 1.4%.

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