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Pop Rocks: The Science Behind the Exploding Candy

How carbon dioxide gets trapped inside sugar crystals to make Pop Rocks crackle and pop on your tongue.

7UP: The History Behind Britain's Favourite Lem...

7UP launched in 1929 containing a mood-stabilising drug, got its name and caffeine-free identity soon after, and is now owned by two entirely different companies depending which country you're in.

Pop Tarts in the UK: History, Flavours and Wher...

Pop Tarts launched in the US in 1964 without any frosting at all — the icing came a year later, and the UK has only recently started catching on.

Nerds Gummy Clusters: Why the Crunchy-Chewy Swe...

Nerds Gummy Clusters wrap a soft gummy centre in a shell of tiny crunchy Nerds, a format that turned into one of TikTok's biggest candy trends.

Milky Way US vs UK: Why They're Actually Differ...

A US Milky Way and a UK Milky Way share a name and a maker but not a recipe — and the American bar closest to the UK version isn't...

Fruit Pastilles: The Story Behind Rowntree's Cl...

Rowntree's Fruit Pastilles have been going since 1881 — older than the brand's Fruit Gums — and the two sweets are made differently, not just shaped differently.