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How Gummy Bears Are Actually Made

How Gummy Bears Are Actually Made

Every gummy bear starts as a hot liquid syrup poured into a tray of sand. Here's how that becomes a firm, chewy sweet in a shape that hasn't changed since...

How Gummy Bears Are Actually Made

Every gummy bear starts as a hot liquid syrup poured into a tray of sand. Here's how that becomes a firm, chewy sweet in a shape that hasn't changed since...

What Does "Natural" Actually Mean on a Sweet Label?

What Does "Natural" Actually Mean on a Sweet La...

'Natural' isn't a regulated claim on a UK sweet label the way 'organic' is. Here's what it actually tends to mean in practice, using Vidal's Naturall range as a real...

What Does "Natural" Actually Mean on a Sweet La...

'Natural' isn't a regulated claim on a UK sweet label the way 'organic' is. Here's what it actually tends to mean in practice, using Vidal's Naturall range as a real...

PEZ Dispensers as Party Favours and Gifts

PEZ Dispensers as Party Favours and Gifts

A dispenser plus two refills gives a child something to keep, not just something to eat — and it's refillable long after the party's over. Here's how to pick one.

PEZ Dispensers as Party Favours and Gifts

A dispenser plus two refills gives a child something to keep, not just something to eat — and it's refillable long after the party's over. Here's how to pick one.

Common Sweet Allergens: A Quick Reference Guide

Common Sweet Allergens: A Quick Reference Guide

Milk, wheat, soya and mustard all turn up in sweets more often than you'd guess — usually as a small-print 'may contain traces' line rather than an obvious ingredient.

Common Sweet Allergens: A Quick Reference Guide

Milk, wheat, soya and mustard all turn up in sweets more often than you'd guess — usually as a small-print 'may contain traces' line rather than an obvious ingredient.

Candy Mice: The Retro Shape That Never Needed a Redesign

Candy Mice: The Retro Shape That Never Needed a...

Firmer than a jelly sweet and creamier than a boiled one, the pink-and-white candy mouse has stayed almost exactly the same for generations. Here's what's actually in it.

Candy Mice: The Retro Shape That Never Needed a...

Firmer than a jelly sweet and creamier than a boiled one, the pink-and-white candy mouse has stayed almost exactly the same for generations. Here's what's actually in it.

Maoam: The German Chew That Plays by Different Rules

Maoam: The German Chew That Plays by Different ...

A chew and a jelly sweet look like close cousins on a pick 'n' mix tray. The recipes aren't close at all — and Maoam's own ingredients are the easiest...

Maoam: The German Chew That Plays by Different ...

A chew and a jelly sweet look like close cousins on a pick 'n' mix tray. The recipes aren't close at all — and Maoam's own ingredients are the easiest...