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Did YOU know that the HARIBO name was made up using the acronyms of his first 2 letters in his name. Hans Riegel, Bonn
What are Gummy Bears made of ?
The traditional gummy bear is made from a mixture of gelatin, sugar, glucose syrup, starch, flavoring, food coloring, and citric acid
What is Gelatin and what is it made out of?
The main ingredient in the gummy bear is made out of gelatin.
Gelatin is a yellowish, odorless, and nearly tasteless protein substance that comes from collagen. It is a natural protein found in tendon, ligaments, skin, cartilage, bones, and tissues of mammals mainly from cows and pigs. These meat are primarily from the stuff the meat industries have left. The collagen then is made into jelly.
YUCK!!
Sugar
Raw sugar is sucrose which is extracted from sugarcane or sugar beet. Sugarcanes are usually found and grown in Brazil, India, China, Mexico, Australia, Thailand, Pakistan, and the United States
Did YOU know that Sugarcane is the ninth-most valuable crop/livestock product by value ($56,903,836 thousand us dollars).
Corn Syrup
Corn syrup is mildly sweet syrup derived from corn starch which then corn starch is made out of dent corn (primary source of corn syrup found mainly in the midwestern portion of the United States. It provides sweetness and moisture, and prevent the crystallization of the sugar
​ Made in a lab with chemicals from from petroleum, a crude oil product, which also happens to be used in gasoline, diesel fuel, asphalt, and tar.​​​​
Food colorings and artificial flavorings
WHAT?!?
Fruit Juices and Citric Acid
Fruit juices are mostly natural from fruits
Citric acid occurs naturally in citrus fruits. from limes and lemons
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