Gummy Bears

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Why Gummy Bears are My Favorite Candy

I absolutely love gummy bears. I keep a bag by my bedside table and have a few each day. They're colorful, cute, fun to eat and tasty! In this article I'll share the information I found about gummy bears when I started to research them. Did you know there is a giant gummy bear? That they make vegetarian gummy bears? Did you know there's a gummy bear song that's popular with kids?

photo by KKayeH

History of the Gummy Bear

It all started...

Hans Riegel Sr, is the man of the hour! He was from Bonn, Germany, and began the Haribo candy company in 1920. In 1922 he invented a fruity gum called the dancing bear (yes, it looked like a little bear). The following confection in 1967 was the more successful "gold-bear". They are still world famous. (In my book, these are the only bears worth bothering with).
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What's in Gummy Bears?

Gummy Bears are traditionally made from sugar, glucose, starch, artificial flavoring, food coloring, citric acid and gelatin.

Gifts for Gummy Bear Lovers

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Calories in Gummy Bears

They're low fat, but high in sugar.

There are approximately 8 calories in one gummy bear. If you are dieting and love gummy bears, you can try the mini gummy bear packets. At under 40 calories per serving, these will help you refrain from eating an entire bag of bears!

Haribo Gummi Candy Mini Gold Bears 72 count Tub

Amazon Price: $10.80 (as of 06/01/2012)Buy Now

Use these to control your portions. Also the right size for including in a child's lunchbox for school.

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Funny Gummy Bear T Shirts

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Funny Gummy Bear Photos

Red, Green, Yello... by KJGarbutt
Gummy Colours by KJGarbutt
Colours In A Row by KJGarbutt
Photoshopped Gummies by KJGarbutt
Gummy Hearts by KJGarbutt
Gummy Hearts by KJGarbutt
Four Gummy Hearts by KJGarbutt
7/52 Gummy Hearts by KJGarbutt
Gummy Lineup by KJGarbutt
Gummy Bears in a Row by KJGarbutt
Gummy Lineup by KJGarbutt
The Odd One Out by KJGarbutt
Four Angry Bears by Sam Bald
Black isn't red 120/366 by Skley
a meal well eaten: installment 1 by chickpokipsie
a meal well eaten: installment 1 by chickpokipsie
12.25.2011 - super mario gummies by taylor dahlin
Ginger Gummi Bears by Accidental Hedonist
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Homemade Gummy Bear Recipe

Make your own gummy bears at home!

How to Make Gummy Bears at Home Video

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Candy Molds for Gummy Bears

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Vodka Gummy Bear Recipe

Gummy bears for grown ups.

Gummy Bear Flavor Showdown

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Gummy Bear Trend: Vitamins

With the popularity of cute cuddly bears, candy, music, and cartoons, vitamin companies are making kids vitamins in the shape and taste of gummy candies to help parents convince their kids to take their vitamins.
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Giant Gummy Bear

A five pound gummy bear!

Get yourself a world's largest gummy bear! At over four pounds, it's bigger than a football! It's the equivalent of 1,400 regular-sized gummy bears. It comes wrapped in a poly bag with a white box. You won't want to eat this gummy bear in just one setting! The vast majority of the reviews I've read about this gummy bear say that they purchased it as a novelty gag gift for a friend or family member that loves gummy bears and they were all surprised at how great it tastes! These come in several flavors, blue raspberry, cherry, pineapple, cola, grape, lemon, orange and sour apple."

Giant Gummy Bear 5 Pounds - Cherry Flavored Giant Gummy Bear

Amazon Price: $25.95 (as of 06/01/2012)Buy Now

The biggest gummy bear on the market! It's amazing, tastes great and it super cute!

The Gummy Bear Song

The famous gummy bear song that you've probably heard of!

Gummy Bear Song - English Long Version
by jackattackrox | video info

13,927 ratings | 14,243,542 views
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Gummy Bear Music Downloads

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Vegetarian Gummi Bears

Organic Vegetarian Gummi Bears

Amazon Price: $2.90 (as of 06/01/2012)Buy Now

Made with organic fruit flavours, extracted right from the fruit. No artificial colouring, flavouring or additives. 99.85% certified organic ingredients.

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  • ionee_25 Feb 15, 2012 @ 8:49 pm | delete
    Thank you for the recipes. I love them all!
  • SweetCocktailLover Feb 2, 2012 @ 6:52 pm | delete
    And nothing makes a delicious gummy bear even better like adding in some vodka :-)
  • SweetCocktailLover Feb 2, 2012 @ 6:51 pm | delete
    And nothing makes a delicious gummy bear even better like adding in some vodka :-)
  • bernie74 Jun 27, 2011 @ 6:24 pm | delete
    We all love gummy bears here
  • KM9999999 Jun 27, 2011 @ 1:04 am | delete
    The green gummy bears are the best.

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