Sour Patch Kids
Sour Then Sweet.
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Sour Patch Kids are a brand of soft gummy candy with a coating of invert sugar and sour sugar, which is a combination of citric acid, tartaric acid, and sugar. The tartaric and citric acids give the candy a sharp burst of tartness, while the inverted sugar provides the sweet flavor. The slogans 'Sour Then Sweet' and 'Sour. Sweet. Gone.' refer to the candy's sour-to-sweet taste. In France, they are known as Carambar Very Bad Kids, and they were previously called Maynards Sour Patch Kids in Canada and the UK.
Quick Facts
- Introduced
- 1970s (Canada); 1985 (US)
- Current owner
- Mondelez International
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Did You Know?
- Sour Patch Kids were originally called Mars Men when they were first produced in the late 1970s.
- The candy's sour coating includes citric acid and tartaric acid, while the sourest variation, Sour Patch Kids Extreme, also contains malic acid.
- A video game based on the candy, World Gone Sour, was released in 2011 and delisted around 2015.
Related products
A 2011 video game titled World Gone Sour was based on Sour Patch Kids, developed by Playbrains and published by Capcom. Sour Patch Kids gum was introduced in 2014. In 2018, Dreyer's produced Sour Patch Kids-flavored ice cream, and J&J Snack Foods launched ice pops. Post released Sour Patch Kids cereal in 2018, and Sour Patch Kids Oreos appeared on May 6, 2024.
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