Sour Patch Kids facts for kids
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| Owner | Mondelez International |
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| Introduced | 1970s (Canada) 1985 (US) |
Sour Patch Kids are a popular type of soft, chewy candy. They are covered in a special coating that makes them taste sour at first. Then, as you chew, the sour taste fades, and they become sweet. This is why their famous slogans are "Sour Then Sweet" and "Sour. Sweet. Gone."
These candies get their sour kick from ingredients like citric acid and tartaric acid. The sweet part comes from invert sugar, which also helps make the gummy soft. There's even a super sour version called Sour Patch Kids Extreme, which has an extra ingredient called malic acid.
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History of Sour Patch Kids
Sour Patch Kids were first created in the early 1970s. A candy maker named Frank Galatolie developed them while working at Jaret International. When they first came out, they had a different name: Mars Men.
In the late 1970s, two companies, Cadbury and the Malaco Licorice Company, teamed up. They formed the Allen Candy Company in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, to make these candies. In the mid-1980s, the candy got its new name, Sour Patch Kids. Today, a big company called Mondelez International makes them. They took over the Allen Candy Company in the late 1990s.
Other Sour Patch Kids Products
The sour-then-sweet flavor of Sour Patch Kids has inspired many other fun products.
Sour Patch Kids Video Game
Did you know there was a Sour Patch Kids video game? It was called World Gone Sour. The game came out in 2011 and was made by Playbrains. Capcom published it. It was available on PC, PlayStation Network, and Xbox Live Arcade. However, the game was removed from these platforms around 2015.
Other Sour Patch Kids Treats
Over the years, many different foods have been made with the Sour Patch Kids flavor.
- In 2014, Sour Patch Kids-flavored gum became available for chewing.
- In 2018, you could find Sour Patch Kids-flavored ice cream made by Dreyer's.
- Also in 2018, J&J Snack Foods launched Sour Patch Kids-flavored ice pops, perfect for a cool treat.
- Post released Sour Patch Kids cereal in 2018. The cereal pieces look like the candies. They are covered in a sour sugar that dissolves when you add milk.
- Most recently, on May 6, 2024, Sour Patch Kids Oreos hit store shelves. These cookies have colorful sour sugar bits mixed into the cookie and the creme filling.
