Mary Poppins got it right: a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. Gummi candy infused with Vitamin C was originally marketed to please picky children. Now it seems adults too like a little sugarcoating on their supplements.<\/p>\n
Probiotic gummies have arrived in a big way<\/strong>\u2014a loop around last month\u2019s Natural Foods Product Expo<\/a> in California confirms it.<\/p>\n The last five years have shown positive growth in the probiotics gummies market<\/strong> according to research supplied by Business Services News<\/a>. And the forecast looks bright with continuing growth into 2023 and beyond.<\/p>\n The gummy bear<\/a> originated in Germany, where it is popular under the name Gummib\u00e4r.<\/p>\n Enamored with the trained bears which were widespread attractions at 19th<\/sup> century street festivals, Hans Riegel Sr invented the candy in 1922 and sold them through his company called Haribo. Wildly popular, the confection inspired a 1985 animated series called Disney’s Adventures of the Gummi Bears<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n And here\u2019s another fun fact:<\/p>\n The word \u201cgummi\u201d resulted from gum arabic<\/strong> used as the original base ingredient and not because the candy sticks to our gums.<\/p>\n Gummy bears are made from a mixture of sugar, glucose syrup, starch, flavoring, food coloring, citric acid, and gelatin. Recipes will vary such as for organic candy, those suitable for vegetarians, or those following religious dietary laws.<\/p>\nGummies have a long history<\/h4>\n
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