Jelly Belly

Jelly Bean is a redirect to this article. For the musician and producer Jellybean see John Benitez , for the versions 4.1 to 4.3 of the Android operating system see Android (operating system) .

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Different types of jelly beans

The American company Jelly Belly Candy Company , based in Fairfield , California, produces so-called jelly beans under the brand name Jelly Belly . These are small (about one centimeter each) sweets in the form of kidney beans .

Currently (as of December 2013) 50 flavors are offered.

ingredients

Under their variably colored sugar crust, the beans consist entirely of jelly , contain sugar , corn syrup and corn starch , and beeswax and carnauba wax are used as a coating agent. The other ingredients - flavors and colors - vary according to the variety.

history

Jelly Belly Beans have been made by the Jelly Belly Candy Company (formerly Herman Goelitz Candy Company ) since 1976 , based on an original concept by candy merchant David Klein . In contrast to other jelly beans on the market, the new product should be characterized by two properties and distinguish itself among adult customers: a reduced sugar content as well as flavoring and coloring not only in the sugar crust, but also in the jelly body. In addition, the customer should perceive the aromas as less “industrial”, which is why natural aromas are used wherever possible.

The beans' first outlet was a small ice cream parlor in Alhambra , California. Initially there were only eight flavors, which were gradually added as the product became more popular.

Others

Jelly belly beans were given a big boost in awareness by US President Ronald Reagan , who valued them very much and always kept a supply on his desk in the Oval Office and in Air Force One . Reagan's favorite was liquorice .

While it is not clear whether the idea for the Bertie Bott's beans known from the Harry Potter books is based on jelly belly jelly beans in all flavors , Jelly Belly offered its own Bertie Bott's collection in ten flavors for some time : Grass, black pepper, booger, dirt (earth), earthworm, ear wax, sausages, rotten egg, soap, vomit. These were regular (in the USA) available products.

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

Versions 4.1.x to 4.3.x of the Android mobile operating system are called Jelly Bean ; However, the generic term and not the brand name Jelly Belly was deliberately chosen.

Jelly Belly has been the main sponsor of the professional cycling team Sport Beans since 2000 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ To celebrate his inauguration, a new variety was created: “When Regan was elected president, arrangements were made for Jelly Bellies to be served at inaugural festivities. There was only one problem. The color scheme for the inaugural was red, white, and blue. There were red, yellow, white, orange, and black Jelly Bellies, but there was not a blue one. Recipes were tested and the blueberry Jelly Belly was developed specifically for Reagan's inauguration. ... While blueberry remains one of the most popular flavors, it was not Reagan's favorite. That honor goes to the black licorice-flavored bean. Source: “ President Ronald Reagan and Blue Jelly Beans ( March 21, 2015 memento in the Internet Archive ).
2. ↑ Making-of for the Kina Grannis music video "In Your Arms" on YouTube .

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