10 Fun Facts About Gummies

by oem-gummies

Gummy candy is enjoyed all over the world in different shapes, sizes, and flavors.

Gummies, gummy candies, or jelly candies are a broad category of gelatin-based chewable sweets. Gummy candies are widely popular and are a well-known part of the sweets industry.

Here are 10 fun&sweet facts about gummy candy.

1. Dancing Bears Treat

The original name of the gummy bear was "dancing bears treat"

2. Gummy Bear Inventor

The gummy bear originated in Germany by Hans Riegel, Sr. who started the Haribo company in 1920.
In 1922, inspired by the street festival show of a dancing wild bears, he invented the Dancing Bear fruit-flavored gum candy.

3. Alcohol Gummies

You can make your own favorite Vodka Gummies treat by few simple steps.
When you soaked gummies in Vodka, they absorb the alcohol and turn into yummy fruity Vodka Gummies.

  1. Put your gummies in a bowl
  2. Pour your favorite vodka to cover the gummies
  3. Leave uncovered at room temperature until the vodka has all been soaked up (about 7 - 8 hours)

They'll definitely be a hit at your next party :)

4. Gummy Bear Animated TV series.

Disney created an animated TV show for kids, called Adventures Of The Gummi Bears, based on gummy bears, and it was surprisingly popular and long-lived.

5. Explosive Gummies

When mixing gummies with Molten Potassium Chlorate, the chemical reaction cause the gummy to ignite and Illuminate with a bright light.

6. The Biggest Gummy Bear In The World

The World's Largest Gummy Bear is the lion of the candy world. 5 pound of gummy bear which is equal to 1400 regular sized gummy bears!
You can even buy them on Amazon. If you are worrying about the calories, so it is somewhere over 6000 calories.

7. Gummy Worms

The worms shaped gummies were invented in 1981, almost 60 years after the first gummy bear of Hans Riegel. I wonder what their inventor thought to himself when he invented them.