Gummy bears

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For the show based on the candy, see Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears.

HARIBO Gold-Bears

There are many types of gummies

German Gummibärchen

Gummy bears are a small, rubbery-textured confectionery, roughly 2 cm long, shaped in the form of bears.

1 History
2 Flavors
3 Breast implants
4 Haribo Jelly Beans
5 See also
6 External links

History

The Gummy Bear originates from Germany where it is hugely popular under the name Gummibär ("rubber bear") or Gummibärchen ["little rubber bear(s)"]. The German company Haribo from Bonn first produced bear-shaped sweets in 1922 and introduced its Gold-Bear product in the 1960s. In Germany, the company is famous for its slogan "Haribo macht Kinder froh und Erwachsene ebenso." (Roughly: Haribo makes children happy as well as adults). The English version of the slogan has been translated to read "Kids and Grown-ups love it so/ the happy world of Haribo." The success of Gummy Bears has spawned many gummy animals and objects: worms, frogs, hamburgers, cherries, cola bottles, sharks, apples, oranges, and even gummy Ampelmännchen. Today, many brands of gummy bears exist on the market. Trolli is a well-known knockoff gummy candy manufacturer and was the first to introduce "gummi worms" in 1981.

Flavors

Haribo gummy bears usually come in Raspberry (red), Pineapple (white/clear), Orange, Strawberry (green), and Lemon (yellow), however, many offshoot companies (typically the vegan or health-related gummy bears) may change up the flavors to more exotic or in higher amounts.

Breast implants

The consistency of gummy bears has been proposed as ideal for breast implants. "Gummy Bear breast implants" have been on the market since 2005. [1]

Haribo Jelly Beans

Haribo uses excess gummy bear solution to produce Haribo Gelly Beans. The Jelly Bean-esque candy is sold within Germany and Poland. Gelly Beans have been in production since 2001. .^{[citation needed]}