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My husband walked in the door, rattling a small box. “What this?” he asked. “YumEarth Organics?”
“Oh, good,” I said, looking up from my computer. “The candy
for the product review came. I need you and the kids to taste test it with me.”
“Candy!” shrieked the kids, running into the kitchen.
THE COMPANY
YumEarth is an organic candy company, born out of the
creators desire to “feed our families a diet rich in delicious healthful foods
free of high fructose corn syrup and artificial dyes. YumEarth tastes better because
we choose real fruit extracts and planet friendly ingredients grown on
sustainable family farms to sweeten our lives and yours.”
YumEarth offers a variety of lollipops, sour beans (jelly
beans), gummies, fruit snacks and drops. All their products are gluten, peanut
and tree nut, and soy free; the lollipops and drops are kosher parvae. The
lollipops are also diary, casein and wheat free. The lollipops, gummy bears and
gummy worms are organic while the sour beans are all-natural. All of their
candies are made with real fruit or vegetable extracts.
THE REVIEW
For this review, we received 2 packages of sour gummy worms
(4 ounces each), sour beans, gummy bears (4 ounces each) and one package of
lollipops (15 lollipops in the package). My husband, myself and our four
children (including one with taste and texture issues) eagerly gathered around
the table to test the candy. My husband was in charge of doling out the
goodies.
First up were the sour gummy worms. They came in four
flavors: pomegranate pucker, sour
apple tart, mango tango and perfectly peach.
We found that one bag was heavy in the pomegranate flavor. The flavors
were clear and unadulterated by HFCS. They had just the right amount of
sweetness and not terribly sour. The worms were nice and chewy. The kids found
they could stretch the worms pretty far before they snapped in half!
Joe, age 9: These
are awesome!
Camiile, age 7:
They’re pretty good.
George, age 4.5:
I like!!
Me, to Cole, age 3: Do you like them? Cole: Yes! Me lollipop?
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| strrrrreetttch! |
We tested the sour
beans next. My husband thought they stuck together more than “regular”
jelly beans. And they are super sour! I popped two in my mouth at once and
everyone laughed at the really pucker-y face I made. Camille (7 years) tried
one, bravely chewing it before she spit it out. My husband loved them and ate
them by the handful. I think I know what I am putting in his stocking.
Joe: I’m not
touching them!
Cami: They are
SUPER SOUR!
George: Mommy,
you okay? (In response to my pucker-face.)
Cole: Me
lollipop?
The gummy bears
were chewy, just like the worms. However, they were coated in a white dust to
make sure they didn’t stick together. The kids didn’t like the white dust on
their hands but that really didn’t stop them from eating the bears. You also
cannot taste it. (Judging by the back of the package, we think the white dust
is organic carnauba wax.) The flavors are the same as the gummy worms and are
just as strong as in the worms. They are thicker and chewier than conventional
gummies, which we liked.
Joe: I want more!
Camille: Me too!
George: MORE!
Cole: ME MORE!
Our final product was the lollipops: mango tango, pomegranate pucker, tooberry blueberry and
wet-face watermelon. My three year old loved the lollipops. All the kids ate
them but he ate four before we could stop him! I really like the wild
watermelon flavor; it tasted exactly like a Jolly Rancher but I knew it didn’t
have any of the artificial colors and flavorings a Jolly Rancher has. At the
time of the review, Halloween was right around the corner and these would be
perfect to hand out to trick or treaters. However, the stick might pose a
choking hazard for younger children.
Cole: Me more
lollipop?
Joseph declared that the worms were his favorite. Camille
loved everything except the sour beans. George wanted more worms and bears.
Cole was too busy eating his fourth lollipop to answer. My husband hid the
remaining sour beans for himself and I loved both the gummy bears and the
lollipops.
As a mother, I like that you can find these products on-line
and at major chain stores, like Wal-greens and Target. It’s nice to be able to
easily find tasty and affordable candy without artificial junk in them! I would
defiantly buy the lollipops to hand out at class parties (mainly because they
are so allergy friendly).
Our only complaint is that they don’t have a huge variety of
flavors. Joseph suggested adding cherry and grape to the gummy flavors they
offer.
BUY IT!
Want to buy YumEarth Candy to give your loved ones a sweet treat? You can purchase the sour beans, sour worms, gummy bears and lollipops (and a few other items!) from their website, Amazon, Drugstore.com, and a variety of brick and mortar stores such as Wal-greens and Target.
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Want to buy YumEarth Candy to give your loved ones a sweet treat? You can purchase the sour beans, sour worms, gummy bears and lollipops (and a few other items!) from their website, Amazon, Drugstore.com, and a variety of brick and mortar stores such as Wal-greens and Target.
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These would be great stocking stuffers. My daughter is a candy fiend!
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