Gummy Bears VS Gummy Worms

 Today I take a deep dive and try and find out which is the superior gummy treat, the gummy bear or the gummy worm.

Make sure to pick up Snack Facts to learn the history of the gummy bear - candycritic.org/snackfacts

The Classics

While I'm sure not everyone in the world would agree, Wine Gums are a classic candy where I come from. I think just about every person my age or younger has not lived in a world where this candy has not existed. How much you like it may vary (I like them a lot), but it's no doubt that it's been around. It makes me think about younger an older generations than myself. For the older generations, what's a candy that's not a classic to you, but seems like a classic now. To the younger generations, what's a candy that's truly a classic, that's not a classic for me.

Read my latest review of a classic treat I should have reviewed a long time ago.

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Gummy Art

This week's review features gummy creations that are some of the most beautiful and creative designs I've ever seen. It makes me wonder if anyone is making artisanal gummies. I've been to thousands of candy shops in my life, but I've never seen anyone making super high end gummies. You would figure that there would be a market for beautiful gummies that are so detailed and so fancy that they belong in a museum. The folks at Amos have come pretty close to making this high end gummy, but I feel like there's an artist out there that could change the world.

Check out my review of these very beautiful gummies.

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If you want some nice art to look at that isn't gummy related, make sure to pick up my book called Treats and Beasts.

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Make Your Own Gummy...?

Recently I've noticed a trend in home gummy making machines and kits. There's now the implication that you can make your own homemade CBD edibles.

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Christmas Candy This Year

It's been a weird year, and a weird holiday season. Some of us are doing okay, other's are not. To all those not doing great right now, I'm here for you, maybe not physically, but I'm here for you. I can't say anything else except it's going to get better. It might not be the same as it was before, but it's going to get better. I'll tell you why I'm so optimistic. Around Halloween I had recently returned home from living in Asia, and even though Covid was still around, I was looking forward to being home and eating some Canadian/North American treats. Then, as more news of Covid hit, I learned that Halloween was going to be canceled, and Halloween treats were going to be reduced or entirely canceled at many stores. I felt like I was coming home to an empty house. I was worried that the world was going to remain empty and maybe never fill up again. 

Then Christmas started to peek its way in, and people started to decorate their houses, and best of all for me, stores started to fill up with Christmas cheer. Sure it's not the same as in years past, but it's much better than it was at Halloween. Sure I over indulged this year, but I feel like I needed it a little. So go out and over indulge this holiday season. Maybe it won't be with food, but be extra festive no mater what you celebrate.

Click here to read yet another Christmas review.

Make sure to check out my Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook feeds to find out how I'm indulging a little.

Also be sure to read the latest issue of Snack Facts and learn all about the candy cane.

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Amazing Candy/Junk Food Thing That You Should Buy - Gummy Candy Lab

Make your very own ultra cute gummy creations.  Although they may be a little too cute for some.

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Amazing Candy/Junk Food Things That You Should Buy, Disney Edition - Goofy's Candy Company Character Gummies

Turns out it's not all characters, just Mickey. You can read my review here: http://www.candycritic.org/disney%20gummies.htm.

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Candy In The Media - Flush It

I've probably flushed five pounds of gummy bears down my toilet... not directly though.

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Candy In The Media - Maynards Commercial Still Holds Up

When this commercial came out I thought it was really cool, and I still think it's pretty good today.

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Candy In The Media - Trolli Is Creeping Me Out

Tom pointed out this amazing series of commercials for Trolli gummies and I totally love them. I'm just hoping that they didn't put them out for Halloween. I think it would be great if they just went for creepy for creepy sake instead.

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5 Awesome Candy Themed Funko Pops - Part 2 - Sour Patch Kids

Make sure to check back every day this week as we look at some awesome candy themed Funko Pops.

Sour Patch Kids are a pretty logical design for Funko Pops. They're pretty iconic and they have some character as well. Generally in commercials Sour Patch Kids are shown to be mischievous and playful. This could work well with the Funko Pops because you could use them as a sort of Elf On The Shelf like toy. You could pose your Sour Patch Kids Funko Pops all around your house up to all kinds of shenanigans.

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Candy In The Media - Upclose With Gummy Bears

This pull away shot of Gummy Bears (starts at around 0:42) is beautiful.

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Candy In The Media - Watching Them Make Red Licorice and Gummies

I always thought gummy worms were just born... I'm very sad.

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This Third Entry In Our Gummy Review-A-Thon Squirted Me - Juicy Squirts Berry

I think it's strange, but there's something I really like about a candy that squirts out a liquid when I bite into it. This doesn't really work with other foods. If you bite into a steak, a piece of broccoli, or an  apple, and it squirts, you'll  likely spit it out. Candy on the other hand is "more fun" when it squirts. I don't know why this is, I assume it's some kind of conditioning. Having a liquid center is a highlight for me when it comes to candies, and I can't say that I've ever been disappointed when it happens.

Click here to read the latest gummy review that squirted me.

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Also, we're starting to post our reviews on our Instagram feed too, so make sure to follow us there as well.

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Our Second Entry In Our Gummy Review-A-Thon Smiled Upon Us - Emoji Gummies

Does the fact that there are gummy emoji's mean that emojis are no longer cool, or have then entered the lexicon so firmly that they're permanent. It's hard for the candy world to join up with cool new trends because it takes a while to design and manufacture candies. By the time a candy can be put onto the market, often whatever trend it's trying to emulate is already not trendy anymore. Occasionally a candy will actually become trendy, like gummy bears, but they weren't following a trend, they made a trend.

Click here to read about these trendy(?) gummies.

You can also follow us on Twitter and Facebook to find out what other kind of gummies we'll be reviewing later this week.

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It's Part 1 Of Our Gummy Review-A-Thon - Sour Belts

I think it's about time that we did a gummy review-a-thon. I've been meaning to do one for more than a year, but each time I think about doing a gummy review-a-thon, something more "interesting" comes up. This month I decided that it had to be done, and it's about time that I stopped thinking of gummies as not interesting enough.

Click here to read the first of our gummy reviews this week.

Also, make sure to follow us on Twitter and Facebook to get all of our reviews before we post them here.

Not posting another link here, as I usually do, just letting you know that we have some new stuff happening that we're going to post real soon.

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Most Notable Candy We Ate In 2017 - Crunchy Gummies

It's not often that I'm surprised by a gummy candy, particularly when it comes to texture. It's even more rare that I'm surprised by a gummy candies texture, and I like it a lot. This was truly one of the biggest surprises I got out of a candy this year, and I'm hoping for some surprises like this in 2018. I'm also realistic, because chances are that there are going to be some horrible surprises in store for me this year as well.

Click here to find out why these gummy candies blew me away.

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Most Notable Candy We Ate In 2017 - Sour Patch Kids "Tricksters"

These Sour Patch Kids were a real surprise, and they make the list of notable candies as the best variation on a classic candy. I really enjoyed these because they kept up the classic flavours of Sour Patch Kids, but also added a layer of fun. They could have made these in a very lazy way, just by switching the flavours (i.e. all of the green gummies would taste like orange, all of the blue gummies would taste like cherry etc.) but they didn't. Instead you really had no idea what flavour you were about to bite into until you bit into it.

Click here to find out why we liked these gummies so much.

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Most Notable Candy We Ate In 2017 - Wine Gums "Special Edition Canada 150"

These made this list of notables because this year Canada celebrated its 150th birthday. Of all of the Canadian treats and snacks that we came across, this one really resonated with me. The shapes included a skate, a loonie (our one dollar coin), and many other fun Canadian shapes. The best thing about these shapes is they not only represented my home and native land, but the cheesiness of the whole idea is very Canadian quirky as well.  The only way to make these more Canadian would have been to give them some Canadian flavours, like bacon, maple syrup, and poutine.

Click here to read about the most Canadian candy we reviewed this year.

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Most Notable Candy We Ate In 2017 - Jellies Mirch Masala

All this week and next, we're going to be re-posting some of the most memorable reviews that we came across in 2017. These reviews aren't necessarily the best, in fact this first notable review is the worst. It was so bad that it falls into the category of candies I would suggest for no one. I can't think of one person that would want to eat these gummies at all.

Fortunately we also happened to include these in an episode of Chris, Why Would You Eat That?!!. Unfortunately it was a treat that I decided to share with my young nephew. I actually lost a little sleep the night after recording this in fear that I might have poisoned him.



Click here to read how horrible this "treat" really was.

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