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What are "gummy bears" called in the UK? Thank you :) Does the name depend on their shape, which would make them "jelly babies" or "jelly bears" depending on what they look like?
Nov 4, 2018 11:57 AM
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Gummi Bears are Gummi Bears, they are a Haribo branded product available in any supermarket, and have been since before my children started eating them. Nobody eating one could mistake it for a Jelly Baby, nor would anybody with small children. We also have Jelly Babies, an indigenous product that I prefer, as they are essentially the same as when I was a boy. This is a rival to the bears, and is now owned by Mondelez. Strange how everything ends up as a two horse race..
November 4, 2018
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No, we definitely have Gummy Bears in my family!
November 4, 2018
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I'm not sure if we have anything called 'gummy bears' in the UK, though we might do. We definitely have 'jelly babies' though. They are shaped like little people/babies I suppose (but not very lifelike, thankfully!).
November 4, 2018
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I think of those as gummy bears, although I can’t remember if that’s because I saw the name on a packet or heard it somewhere else. Generally, unless sweets are very well known by brand (like Jelly Babies), people just call them sweets.
November 4, 2018
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"Jelly babies", no matter what their shape bear or any other animal or thing that kids and many adults like to chew.
November 4, 2018
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