History of Gummy Bears, Worms, and More!

Ever wonder who invented gummy candy? Gummy candy has been around since the 1920’s and was originally invented by Hans Reigal. Hans was the owner of the company Haribo and gummy bears were first manufactured in America in 1982. The Haribo company was not the only gummy candy manufacturer and in 1981 a company called Trolli was the first to produce the most popular gummy candy ever made, the gummy worm.

Haribo gummy company

The most basic ingredient of gummy candy is gelatin and has been used for hundreds of years. It’s elastic quality gives the gummy candy the pliable feel to it including a long shelf life.

gummy worms

 

Gummy candy comes in all types of shapes and colors including; worms, bears, fish, snakes, fruit, fingers, drops, rings and much more.

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Source: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gummi_candy

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