Jelly Belly

Under the brand name Jelly Belly the U.S. company Jelly Belly Candy Company produces, based in Fairfield / California called jelly beans. These are small ( each about one centimeter ) sweets in the form of kidney beans.

Currently (as of December 2013) offered 50 flavors.

Ingredients

Under her variably colored sugar crust, the beans are made entirely of jelly, are contained sugar, corn syrup and corn starch as a coating agent is beeswax and carnauba wax used. The other ingredients flavors and colors vary by variety. " Jelly Belly " contain artificial dyes, which are, among others, suspected of causing allergies. Because some of these additives such as tartrazine, sunset yellow FCF Allura Red AC or is on the back of the package, the warning " Can adverse effect on activity and attention in children " attached.

History

Jelly Belly beans are (formerly Herman Goelitz Candy Company ) manufactured since 1976 by the Jelly Belly Candy Company, based on an original concept of the confectionery dealer David Klein. In contrast to other in commerce jelly beans, the new product should be characterized by two properties and profile in adult clients: a reduced sugar content as well as a flavoring and coloring not only in the sugar crust, but also in the jelly body. In addition, the flavors are to be perceived by the customer as little as possible " industrial", why is wherever possible resort to natural flavoring substances.

First sales outlet of the beans was a small ice cream parlor in Alhambra ( California). Initially there were only eight flavors that were gradually supplemented with increasing popularity of the product.

Others

A big popularity boost received Jelly Belly beans by U.S. President Ronald Reagan, this truly appreciated and always kept a supply on his desk in the Oval Office and on Air Force One.

While it is not clear whether the idea for from the Harry Potter books known Bertie Bott 's beans of all flavors is based on Jelly Belly jelly beans, Jelly Belly offered for some time at its own Bertie Bott's collection in ten flavors: Sour cucumber, Black pepper, booger, dirt ( soil ), earthworm, earwax, sausage, rotten egg, soap, vomit. These were to regularly available ( in the USA) products.

The singer Kina Grannis produced the music video for her song In Your Arms in stop-motion style, where the artwork is based completely on jelly beans. This 288 000 jelly beans were used.

The versions 4.1.x to 4.3.x the mobile operating system Android Jelly Bean will be called - but the generic term, and not the brand name Jelly Belly was deliberately chosen.