gummy bear

Also known as gummi bear, gummy bears, gummi bears

fruit gum candy shaped in the form of a bear

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Type: Gummy candy
Place of origin: Germany
Created by: Hans Riegel Sr.
Main ingredients: Gelatin , sugar , glucose syrup , starch , flavoring , food coloring , citric acid

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Image: Gummi bears in a row.jpg

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Commons category: Gummi bears
inception: 1922-00-00
native label: Gummibär

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Gummy bears (German: Gummibärchen) are small, fruit gum candies, similar to a jelly baby in some English-speaking countries. The candy is roughly 2 cm (0.8 in) long and shaped in the form of a bear. The gummy bear is one of many gummies, popular gelatin-based candies sold in a variety of shapes and colors by various brands such as Haribo.

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