gummy bear is a candy that is roughly 2cm long and shaped like a bear, gummy bear is one of the popular gelatin-based candies sold in a variety of shapes and colors by various brands such as Haribo. the gummy bear came in as all of the other gummy candies, such as rings, worms, frogs, snake, and more. In the united states, Haribo gummy bears are sold in five flavors, raspberry, orange, strawberry, pineapple, and lemon.

gummy bear is made from a mixture of sugar, glucose syrup, starch, flavoring, food coloring, citric acid and gelatin, heat all the ingredients until it turns into a sticky mixture, (fun facts: almost all of the gummies are made of gelatin.) then you put the sticky mixture in to the mold, it depends on what gummy are you making, like if you are making a bear gummy, you'll pour in the bear mold, if you want a soda gummy, pour it in the soda mold.

gummy started appearing in turkish delight, or lokum in the original turkish. they started using flour or starch instead of gelatin to achieve a soft, bouncy texture. in 1777, haci bekir effendi started selling the jiggly, jellied cube in a variety of sweet flavors. today, his family-owned store that is the oldest business in turkey. but europeans had a problem, making the jelly using starch is a time consuming, the europeans couldn't get the knack of it, so they cheated. which is why in the late 19th and the early 20th centuries, they used gelatin, which creates a very special treats. then in 1909, british candymaker charles gorden maynard debuted wine gums, one of the first commerical sweets made with gelatin.