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| The outside of the bean has a clear hard candy covering over the bean. The bean’s skin color consists of a bright lime green and medium-dark green mix that looks as if it were sprayed on the jelly bean. This skin/covering is 1-1.5 mm thick and in the center is a clear/milky white center. The shape is exactly the same as any typical bean a person could think of but with not much physical variability. The Jelly Belly is stamped on bean and the more legible the logo is, the higher the quality of jelly bean: no logo or very hard to read logos are discarded and sold at a cheaper price at Jelly Belly’s distributor stores. |
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A Family making candy since 1869
Our sweet beginnings are traced back to a family named Goelitz. When two young brothers emigrated from Germany to make their mark in America, they set the family on its candymaking course. In 1869, just two years after arriving in America, Gustav Goelitz bought an ice cream and candy store in Belleville, Ill., and his brother, Albert was sent out in a horse drawn wagon to sell their sweets to nearby communities.
Then the second generation of the family jumped on the band wagon of candy innovations by making a new type of candy, then called "buttercream" candies, including Candy Corn, a sweet we've made since about 1900 (and still use the same recipe). These candies carried the family through the Great Depression and two world wars.
Today, the great-grandsons of Gustav Goelitz, the fourth generation, are still carrying on the tradition of making candy.
Jelly Beans, an American original
The great-great jelly bean ancestor first appeared in the 1800s, but jelly candies of one kind or another have been around for thousands of years. "Turkish delight," a citrus, honey and rose water jell, has been putting smiles on kids' faces since biblical times.
Fast forward 2500 years. When the penny candy craze came along in America during the late 1800's, candy makers began experimenting with tricky sugar candies. The jelly candy inspired by Turkish delight was shaped into a bean and given a soft shell using a French process called "panning". The first jelly bean was created by an American candymaker whose name has since been lost in time.
Although the penny candy boom waned a bit when America fell in love with chocolate in the early 1900's, there was a real chocolate shortage when most chocolate went to overseas troops during World War II. So patriotic Americans once again discovered their urge for non-chocolate sweet treats like the common candy store jelly beans.
The birth of the world's most famous jelly bean
The idea was born in Los Angeles, just next door to Hollywood. Yes, the home of countless famous movie stars is also the birthplace of "the original gourmet jelly bean."
Back in 1976, a Los Angeles candy distributor had an idea for a jelly bean made with natural flavorings. So he called up the candymakers at Jelly Belly (formerly known as Herman Goelitz Candy Co.) who had a reputation for making the very best candies.
Creating "true-to-life" flavors was, well, a natural evolution. The candymakers cooked up a recipe for a new kind of jelly bean -- intensely flavored throughout, with natural ingredients for flavoring whenever possible. In 1976 the first eight Jelly Belly flavors were born: Very Cherry, Lemon, Cream Soda, Tangerine, Green Apple, Root Beer, Grape and Licorice. Funny enough they are still some of the most popular flavors made.
The rise to the top, or, what a long, tasty trip it's "bean." A furor arose when people tasted Jelly Belly beans for the first time. Wow, what flavor! Soon Jelly Belly became the favorite candy of President Ronald Reagan, who made the beans a staple in the Oval Office and on Air Force One. (President Reagan's passion for jelly beans inspired Blueberry flavor, which was cooked up so he could serve red, white, and blue beans at his inaugural parties.) Diplomats and world leaders clamored to have Jelly Belly beans. And guess what? Jelly Belly was also the first jelly bean in outer space. Free floating, weightless Jelly Belly beans were sent on the space shuttle Challenger in 1983 as a presidential surprise for the astronauts. Coincidentally it was the same mission that boasted another bit of history -- the first American female astronaut, Sally Ride.
Today, Jelly Belly is the world's #1 gourmet jelly bean, the bean of choice for all those with the most discerning taste, and made in 50 amazing and tasty flavors. Check out the menu to see all the flavors.
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In Chinese medicine bean sprouts are considered to be a yin or cooling food. They also have anticancer qualities. It is also used by Oriental herbalists for all hot, inflammatory conditions, ranging from systematic infections to heat stroke to hypertension. Remedies for Antipyretic, antihypertensive, antidote to toxic poisonings and a nutritive tonic.
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Ingredients
SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: GRAPE JUICE CONCENTRATE, PEACH CONCENTRATE, BLACKBERRY PUREE, STRAWBERRY PUREE, BLUEBERRY PUREE, RASPBERRY PUREE, ORANGE JUICE CONCENTRATE, STRAWBERRY JUICE CONCENTRATE, APPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE, PEANUTS, HYDROGENATED CANOLA AND COTTONSEED OILS, BANANA PUREE, PLUM JUICE CONCENTRATE, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, COCOA BUTTER, SOY LECITHIN (AN EMULSIFIER), COCONUT, LEMON PUREE, PEAR JUICE CONCENTRATE, KIWI JUICE CONCENTRATE, MANGO PUREE, MANGO JUICE CONCENTRATE, STRAWBERRY POWDER, CITRIC ACID, FUMARIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, MALIC ACID, PHOSPHORIC ACID, SODIUM LACTATE, SODIUM CITRATE, COCOA POWDER, PEANUT FLOUR, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, COFFEE, COLOR ADDED, RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 5 & 6 LAKE, BLUE 1 & 2 LAKE, YELLOW 5 & 6, RED 40, BLUE 1, TAPIOCA DEXTRIN, VANILLA BEANS, BEESWAX, CARNAUBA WAX, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, SALT, CAFFEINE.
Flavors
BERRY BLUE, BLUEBERRY, BUBBLE GUM, BUTTERED POPCORN, CAFE LATTE, CANTALOUPE, CAPPUCCINO, CARAMEL APPLE, CARAMEL CORN, CHOCOLATE PUDDING, CINNAMON, COCONUT, COTTON CANDY, A&W® CREAM SODA, CRUSHED PINEAPPLE, DR PEPPER, FRENCH VANILLA, GRAPE JELLY, GREEN APPLE, ISLAND PUNCH, JUICY PEAR, KIWI, LEMON, LEMON DROP, LEMON LIME, LICORICE, MANGO, MARGARITA, ORANGE JUICE, ORANGE SHERBET, PEACH, PEANUT BUTTER, PINA COLADA, PINK GRAPEFRUIT, PLUM, RASPBERRY, RED APPLE, A&W® ROOT BEER, SIZZLING CINNAMON, STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE, STRAWBERRY DAIQUIRI, STRAWBERRY JAM, TANGERINE, TOASTED MARSHMALLOW, TOP BANANA, TUTTI-FRUITTI, VERY CHERRY, WATERMELON, WILD BLACKBERRY. |
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Lemon
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Mango
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All Good
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cherrypop
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Maitland Gardner
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Lemon
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Although this bean may not be a typical bean in any sense, Jelly Belly has made its jelly beans much like the average bean in its physical form, inside and out. Using natural ingredients from simple sugars to even fruit purees and juices, the jelly bean takes on the bean’s properties in a sense that any bean connoisseur could appreciate.
The fuzzy little fruit from New Zealand inspired a write-in campaign by Jelly Belly fans who simply had to have a Kiwi flavor. After all, the kiwi is delicate, refined, subtle and oh so tender. And that sums up this bean that seems to be more complex than first taste (www.jellybelly.com). |
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| Matthew Lechowick |
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http://jellybelly.com
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