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Description
Shape: Small, stylized, cartoon-like skulls, often with a smiling face.
Texture: A soft, fruit-flavored jelly outer shell with a more intensely flavored, chewy jelly center.
Color: A variety of colors, often with a pale exterior and a brightly colored, gooey center, with fruit and vegetable concentrates used for natural coloring.
Flavor: Fruit-flavored, with strawberry and other fruit notes being common.
Common Ingredients (Vary by Brand)
Base: Glucose syrup, sugar, water, gelatine (beef/pork) or pectin and starches.
Flavoring: Natural and artificial flavorings.
Acids: Citric acid, malic acid, lactic acid to provide tartness.
Gelling Agents: Gelatine, pectin, and sometimes modified starches.
Glazing Agents: Beeswax and carnauba wax to give them a shine and prevent sticking.
Colors: Fruit and vegetable concentrates such as radish, blackcurrant, carrot, and sometimes E120, E133, and E171.
Other: Sodium citrates for acidity regulation, humectants like sorbitol, and vegetable oils