OMG I am like addicted to gummy candy!
My favorite sweet treats are Gummi Bears!
Yes... I have a big bag of the gummi Soar Patch kids from Wal-Mart. It was only $5.
and Kellogg's manufacture various forms of Gummi snacks, often targeted at young children. The name "gummi" originated in Germany, with the term "jelly" more common in English-speaking countries.
History.
Gummies have a long history as a popular confectionery. The first gelatin based shaped candy was the Unclaimed Babies, sold by Fryers of Lancashire in 1864.
Types of gummies.
Types of gummies Babies.
The Jelly Babies gum candy was the first commercially available shaped gum candy. It originated in
Gummy bears, and other gummi candy, stick to teeth and may cause tooth decay. However, gummi bears containing the cavity-fighting additive xylitol (wood sugar) are now being tested. Trolli has developed a line of gummi candy which is claimed to help the immune system and teeth: the acti-line.
There has been concern that gelatin in most gummy bears may harbor prions, particularly those that cause bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in cattle and new-variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease in humans. Based