You might be able to rattle off the names of a bunch of candies, but do you know anything else about them? Here, youll find a ton of fun facts about your favorite sweets. Brush up on your candy trivia and learn a new thing or two with our original infographic (below) and trivia fact breakdown.
During Ronald Reagans 1981 inauguration, Jelly Belly served more than 3 tons of jelly beans! Thats what I call bulk candy. Hope they got a good deal!
Because the president developed a love of jelly beans after he started eating them to kick his smoking habit. While Reagan was a governor, he got regular shipments of mixed jelly beans from Herman Goelitz Candy Company.
After a couple years, these jelly beans were narrowed down to his favorite: Jelly Belly jelly beans. When Ronald Reagan became president in 1981, the company shipped three and a half tons of red, white, and blue Jelly Belly jelly beans to Washington D.C.—although licorice was the presidents favorite.
Shortly after in February, Herman Goelitz Candy Company was authorized to make a jelly bean jar featuring the presidential seal. These special jars of jelly beans were given out to heads of state, diplomats, and important guests. Ronald Regan received shipments of jelly beans from the same company for the entirety of his two terms. It goes to show that true love lasts a lifetime!
In 1949, Bill and Dorothy Harmsen founded the Jolly Rancher company. Getting its start in Golden, Colorado, the company sold ice cream, candy, and chocolate at local candy stores. The fun fact here comes in the name. Since these tasty hard candies were cerated in the west, Bill wanted them to represent the spirit of the people. The name, “Jolly Rancher,” was chosen to connote a “hospitable western company.”
Today, Jolly Rancher has lip gloss, shirts, home décor, jelly beans, seasonal candies, lollipops, chewy candies, and hard candies. However, you can still enjoy five of the seven original flavors, including—grape, apple, watermelon, orange tangerine, and sour apple. Whatever flavor you choose, you can “Keep on Sucking” on these hard candies for a good long while.
During World War II, American soldiers were given Tootsie Rolls in their rations because of the candys ability to withstand all weather conditions. Considering Tootsie Rolls were invented by an Austrian, Leo Hirshfield, its a little ironic.
Although, he did open his first shop in the streets of New York City in 1896, so Tootsie Rolls have always been an American candy.
All Hersheys Kisses have a white paper strip that comes out of the top of the wrapper. But do you know what its called? This little flag is actually called a “plume.” Hersheys originally introduced it to distinguish itself from phony knock-off candies.
However, it also helps unwrap the candy. Since the plume is tucked inside the foil and under the base of the kiss, you should be able to pull on the paper to extract the candy from the wrapper. You dont need to scrape your fingernails or use your teeth.
The Hersheys Kiss plume is both functional and fashionable! From 1907 when it was invented, until 1921, Hersheys Kisses were wrapped by hand. Nowadays, theyre wrapped automatically and every plume is still tucked in with care.
Hungry? Grab a Snickers. You all probably know that now famous campaign and slogan, but do you know where the name “Snickers” came from? Inventor, Frank Mars, actually had a favorite horse named Snickers.
Thats where the idea for this peanutty, caramelly, and chocolatey candy came from. While the horse is long gone, the candy and its name that was created in 1930 lives on!
Were not horsing around. This is another candy fact that was spurred by a galloping racehorse. Famous candy inventor, George Smith, tried his lick, oh we mean luck, on the racetrack. In 1908, he invented a now famous hard candy on a stick and named it after his favorite race horse, Lolly Pop.
Today, there are thousands of versions of this beloved candy and with every version, the lollipop name has stuck. Were not sure if Lolly Pop the racehorse won very many derbies or went on to become one of the greats, but we know its namesake did.
Germans like some heavy food. Between all the beer, bratwurst, pretzels, and cheese, its no surprise theyd need to lighten it up with some sweets! Did you know that Germans consume twice as much candy as Americans? Its true!
The most popular candy in Germany is the Milka Chocolate Bar that was invented there in 1901. Annually, Germans spend more than $730 million on these chocolate bars! The second place candy is Lindt, that sells about $500 million worth of chocolate a year to Germans. Since Germany is known for the German chocolate cake, its no wonder why its citizens love chocolate so much.
We all know kids dont like green stuff (veggies), but they really seem to enjoy red! In fact, red jelly beans are the all-time favorite jelly bean color among children.
While we know the color, we dont know the flavor. One would assume its cherry since thats light and sweet, but there are also dozens of other red jelly bean flavors out there!
There are Boston Baked Beans, cinnamon jelly beans, pomegranate jelly beans, and so many more. Considering apple juice is one of Americas most popular beverages, maybe theres a red trend here? Ask your kids and see what they think!
10 Coolest Candy FactsThe world’s first candy was made in ancient Egypt. … The first candy cane was made in the late 1600s. … The world’s largest candy bar weighed over 12,000 pounds. … The Hershey’s Kiss got its name from the sound of the machine that makes them. … The Milky Way candy bar was named after the Milky Way galaxy.
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The world’s first candy was made in ancient Egypt. …
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The first candy cane was made in the late 1600s. …
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The world’s largest candy bar weighed over 12,000 pounds. …
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The Hershey’s Kiss got its name from the sound of the machine that makes them. …
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The Milky Way candy bar was named after the Milky Way galaxy.
Give Me Some Sugar
During the middle ages, sugar was very expensive, so only the wealthy could afford it. Thats because sugar was originally farmed in India, and only spread to the Middle East and the Mediterranean shortly after. During the 15th century, sugar cost £40.00 per ton! (a lot for back then).
A single bag equated to an entire days wages! Sugar wasnt the only modern household item that fetched a large price. In Rome, people used to be paid in salt. So the next time you look at your pantry, appreciate how accessible and affordable these once rare products have become!
Americans arent known for their health foods. Since obesity is an epidemic and more than one-third of U.S. adults are considered to be obese, the following fact might come as a shock: Less than 2 percent of all calories in the American diet come from candy. That goes to show were chowing down elsewhere!
Despite this small percentage, Americans buy 600 million pounds of candy every year for Halloween alone. Thats six times the weight of the Titanic! Even crazier, more than 30,000 people are employed by the candy industry in America. For such large candy numbers, its still surprising Americans dont consume more candy. At least our dentists will be happy about that!
Candy corn, also known as “chicken feed,” is the top selling candy in the U.S.! M&Ms candy is a close second, selling $673.2 million of these chocolate morsels every year. Thats about 20 million pounds! Candy corn also has been around longer than M&Ms. In Philadelphia in the 1880s, George Renninger of Wunderlee Candy Company created these multi-colored treats.
Today, candy corn is made by a number of brands, including Jelly Belly and Brachs. While its a simple mixture of sugar, fondant, corn syrup, vanilla, and marshmallow creme, you cant knock a classic. Candy corn has been around for decades and looks like its here to stay.
Ever try to blow a gigantic bubble gum bubble to only have it pop on your face? You might be doing it wrong. In order to blow a huge bubble gum bubble, you need to chew it until all the sugar has dissolved. The reason? Sugar doesnt stretch! Once the flavor is gone, practice slowly blowing air into the bubble.
The largest bubble gum bubble recorded to date was 20 inches in diameter. The person used three pieces of Dubble Bubble bubble gum. Now, thats something to respire to! 🙂
Classics never go out of style. The fact that 65% of American candy bars were created more than 50 years ago proves this. The Hersheys Chocolate Bar was the first “American” chocolate bar—having made its debut in 1894—and is still the 4th most popular candy bar in the United States.
Hershey was so successful because he was the first candy manufacturer to come up with a mass production system and the ability to use fresh milk in his chocolate. While the recipe has changed over the years, Hersheys made people happy in 2015 when it decided to remove artificial ingredients from the chocolate.
Decaf is kind of a lie. While it has much less caffeine than regular coffee, it still has the same amount as a one-ounce piece of milk chocolate. The reason why both popular beverage and sweet have caffeine is because of their derivatives.
Caffeine comes from a xanthine alkaloid substance that occurs naturally in leaves, fruits, and nuts of coffee, guarana, tea, yerba mate, cacao, and many more plants.
But dont worry. Since the safe amount of caffeine people should consume a day is about four cups, or 400 milligrams, the roughly 35 milligrams in milk chocolate and decaf coffee shouldnt affect you much.
Lollipops, licorice, sour candy like sour balls, candy canes, and gummy candy like gummi bears are all free of fat and cholesterol. Since some candy bars can contain up to 30 grams of fat, which is almost all of your daily recommended fat intake for a 1,600 calories diet, going with a lighter candy can satisfy your sweet tooth without busting your belt.
One candy thats touted for its health benefits is dark chocolate. Dark chocolate, when its not loaded with sugar, has a ton of antioxidants and can improve heart health. While no candy can be dubbed a healthy treat, some are much better than others!
Larger Than Life Lolly
“The “Worlds Largest Lollipop” weighed 7,003 pounds and was created by Sees Candy on July 18, 2012 in Burlingame, California. Thats the weight of more than 11 grizzly bears, 3.5 Clydesdale horses, or more than one BMW 7 series! If only we had giant mouths to eat this pop…
Holy smokes thats big!
Without the stick, the lollipop itself was about six feet tall and 16 feet 7 inches with the stick. The company made this chocolate lollipop by creating a very large mold and transporting it on a moving truck.
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