Dinosaur-shaped sweets are a small but reliable corner of the novelty pick 'n' mix shelf — the shape does most of the selling, especially with younger customers who want something to collect as much as something to eat. We currently stock two genuine takes on it: Vidal's plain jelly dinosaurs and Trolli's sour Dinorex gummies.
Vidal Dino Jelly
Vidal Golosinas, the Spanish confectioner behind this one, was founded in 1963 in Molina de Segura and today produces tens of millions of sweets a day for markets across Europe, the UK included. Its Dino Jelly is a strawberry-flavoured jelly sweet moulded into several dinosaur shapes — a T-rex, a raptor and a brachiosaurus among them — giving customers different shapes to collect rather than one repeated mould. It's made with pork gelatine, so it isn't suitable for vegetarians or vegans. We stock the Vidal Dino Jelly — Case of 66, a special-order line supplied as a full case of 66 individual 11g packs, sized for a counter display rather than a single bag.
Trolli Dinorex Sour Bags
Trolli traces back to 1948, when Willy Mederer founded a pasta company in Fürth, Germany, that switched to confectionery once postwar sugar rationing lifted; the Trolli name was registered in 1975 and became the company's trading name in 2012. Sour flavours became one of the brand's signatures over the following decades, and Dinorex applies that same sour coating to a dinosaur-shaped gummy rather than a plain jelly. We stock the Trolli Dinorex Sour Bags 150g, a special-order line sold as a shareable 150g bag.
Where to find the rest
Both sit within our wider retro sweets range, alongside the rest of the novelty and pick 'n' mix shapes we carry.
Frequently asked questions
What dinosaur shapes does Vidal Dino Jelly come in?
Several moulds, including a T-rex, a raptor and a brachiosaurus, so there's more than one shape to collect rather than a single repeated mould.
Are dinosaur jelly sweets vegetarian?
Vidal Dino Jelly contains pork gelatine and isn't suitable for vegetarians or vegans. Trolli Dinorex is a different recipe — check the ingredients on the specific bag before buying for a dietary need.
What's the difference between Vidal Dino Jelly and Trolli Dinorex?
Vidal Dino Jelly is a plain strawberry jelly moulded into dinosaur shapes. Trolli Dinorex is a sour gummy with a sugar coating, sold as a 150g shareable bag rather than individual packs.
Are these dinosaur sweets sour or sweet?
Both options exist here — Vidal Dino Jelly is a plain, non-sour jelly, while Trolli Dinorex has Trolli's characteristic sour coating.