Gummy bears are small, fruit-flavored gummy candies, similar to jelly babies in some English-speaking countries. Each candy is approximately 0.8 inches long and shaped like a bear. The gummy bear is one of many gummies, popular gelatin-based candies sold in a variety of shapes and colors. The gummy bear originated in Germany. Gum Arabic was the original base ingredient used to produce the gummy bears, hence the name gum or gummy.

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