Who invented gummy bears?

To be sure, gummy bears are the only candy charming enough to propel a tune as absurd as "The Gummy Bear Song" to chart-topping status (sample lyrics: "Oh, I'm a yummy, tummy, funny, lucky gummy bear/I'm a jelly bear, cuz I'm a gummy bear"). read more

The gummy bear originated in Germany, where it is popular under the name Gummibär (help · info) (gum or gummy bear) or in the endearing form Gummibärchen (help · info) ([little] gum or gummy bear), gum arabic was the original base ingredient used to produce the gummy bears, hence the name gum or gummy. read more

Originally, the gummy bear was imported to America, but in 1981, the first American-made gummy bear was created by the Herman Goelitz Company. A year later, Haribo brought its business to America. The process for making a gummy is long. The ingredients include gelatin, sugar and glucose syrup. read more

I love gummy bears, particularly Haribo's Gold Bears and Happy Cola (it does make me happy), but I'll even deal in Trolli in a pinch. Of course, that the little, fruit-flavored gelatin bears are addictive shouldn't be surprising—after all, in 1997, tobacco exec James Morgan, head of Philip Morris Co., claimed that tobacco is no more addictive than gummy bears. read more