Botan Rice Candy

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A box of Botan Rice Candy, displaying a wrapped candy, an empty wrapper and the sticker included in every box.

Botan Rice Candy is a soft, chewy, slightly lemon-orange flavored candy with an outer layer of rice paper. The rice paper is clear and plastic-like when dry, but it is edible and melts in the mouth. It is a traditional Japanese candy and it is imported from Japan by JFC International Inc..

Botan Rice Candies come in a small box which contains 3/4 oz. or 21 grams of the candy. There are six candies per box. The box advertises "FREE CHILDREN'S STICKER INSIDE" although the company replaced the sticker in the box with a temporary tattoo in 2003. Prior to the stickers, tiny plastic toys would sometimes be offered inside the box. As of the beginning of 2008, the company has replaced the tattoos with real stickers again.

[edit] Ingredients

Glucose syrup (corn starch, water), sugar, sweet rice, water, lemon flavor, orange flavor, FD&C Red No. 40 (allura red AC).

[edit] Nutritional Information

Serving Size: 6 pieces (3/4oz / 21g)
Servings per Container: 1
Calories: 80
Calories from fat: 5
Total Fat: 0.5g
Sodium: 0mg
Total Carbohydrate: 18g
Sugars: 8g
Protein: 0g

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