Why do people say Haribo Candy is Peaty? It's not
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Why do people recommend Haribo candy? Because it's got a bit of gelatin? Have they seen the rest of the ingredients?? Citric acid, sunflower oil and "flavouring" which is usually code for toxic junk. That's the bears. Other Haribo products also have malic acid and acidity regulators.
None of those things are healthy. In fact they're downright toxic. If people think those things are fine, or it's not a big deal because the amounts are small, I'd urge them to read what Peat had to say about them. It's eye-opening.
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@jd_au Get European Candy, it's clean
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@rohmilchbubi haribo is literally from Germany
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@jd_au calling haribo toxic junk because it has some sunflower oil so the candies dont stick together and citric acid which causes 8 people some digestive issues is kinda sussin' frfr
ive informed the haribo brand protection division of your slanderous post and you WILL receive a visit from the gummy-agents soon.
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@jd_au sure, it has sunflower oil, but have you checked the amount? less than 0,5 grams per 100 grams, that is like what, 0,3 grams of pufa? you want to stay under 4 grams per day, this is marginal. As for the citric acid argument, yes, that is true and that is a problem. I would not recomend eating it daily, rather you should make your own gelatine gummies, it is rather easy.
Still, it is better than to be hungry. If you are staying in school/work or travelling somewhere without proper food, haribo is a solid and tasty choice. Nevertheless, I would stick with the basics, like the original gummies. The more exotic options are usually rich in the toxic junk you mention.
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@sunsunsun I didn't call the candy toxic junk. I said it contains toxic junk. Stuff that, when it's found in other foods and beverages, Peatland loses their mind over and advises not to go near. I'm just saying it's not ideal at all, and fwiw Peat said it only takes tiny amounts of nasty additives and fillers to cause damage. You might not want that to be true. There is a double standard on this fillers/additives front. Sometimes people say avoid a food or supplement entirely due to a trace amount of a gum, excipient or preservative, other times people go 'oh stop overreacting, it's a trace amount, just eat the damn candy.'
Honestly not sure what makes Haribo candy any better than plenty of other candies that people wouldn't go near with a barge pole. You think a bit of gelatin magically cancels out the bad?
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@rohmilchbubi with respect this kind of proves my point. People just assume it's clean. The Haribo candy I can buy in Australia is imported from Europe. It's not 'clean' at all. And if people have no issue with the ingredients, then I hope they're consistent across other sub par foods, beverages and supplements, which also contain trace amounts of gunk.
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@sunsunsun Ingredients used are different in USA and EU. This my recommendation to get european candy. Literally import it
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@rohmilchbubi haribo sold in canada is literally imported from germany. idk about usa
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@jd_au hi, i dont see much haribos containing animal gelatin beside tagagas strawberry and bananas
Any candy isnt optimal to be consumed often
Citric acid is slop better to be avoided
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What is it about "so that they don't stick together" anyway? When I was a kid in the 90's, my grandma always had Haribo gummy bears when us grandchildren came to visit, and they always stuck together. I've never heard anybody say "Uuuh, how disgusting. Haribo should do something about that."
I agree that the tiny amount of sunflower oil isn't harmful, but does everything have to be "smooth" these days?
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