Sunkist Orange Gummies

Sunkist Orange Gummies
Photograph Copyright Kelsey Wyatt 2013

All right, so "gummy" candy isn't exactly something of which people regularly associate wheat-laden ingredients, but apparently some gummy candies must have wheat in them because Sunkist goes out of its way to suggest that their orange gummies are gluten-free. This leads this writer to believe that it's probably worth taking a look on the ingredient lists of other, similar foods (perhaps those bear-shaped gummies) to see if there's anything that might seem unfriendly to a gluten-free eater.

Sunkist Orange Gummies
Photograph Copyright Kelsey Wyatt 2013

In the world of gummies, there are certainly a number of different types of shapes and flavors and they are primarily going to be in some sort of fruit flavor and Sunkist Orange Gummies are no exception. And in fact the company seems not only to offer a classic, smooth type of gummy candy, but they also have some sort of gourmet style of gummies (gourmet gummies? sure, why not) and a few others that offer varying degrees of squishability (should be a word, I realize that it is not) and juiciness.
For anyone who enjoys oranges and orange flavored food (and there must be a lot of us because why else would Sunkist provide an entire box that was comprised solely of orange candy?), these gummies will fit the bill as far a s gluten-free, fruit-flavored snack is concerned, but I doubt anyone is going to form a serious candy addiction to the little fruit pellets. The fact that they're gluten-free simply gives those of us with a reason to eat gluten-free foods a free pass to indulge in candy with the knowledge that they don't have any bad ingredients.

Sunkist Orange Gummies
Photograph Copyright Kelsey Wyatt 2013

Of course, if one is concerned at the nutritional content of these little candies, it might be best to eat an actual orange. After all, does one really expect that candy or imitation fruit pellets are going to be a healthy option? Sure, most companies try to suggest that you can get "vitamins" from their fruit candies, but since very few of them actually include real fruit juice, getting one's vitamins in this manner is likely suspect activity.

But based on pure taste, Sunkist Orange Gummies do fit the bill and are going to please anyone who likes gummy candy and also needs the assurance that a type of candy is gluten-free.

Sunkist Orange Gummies Report Card:

Things They Did Right

These gummies do their job. Juicy little orange "slices" that have a good orange taste to them (yes, they actually taste like the flavor orange instead of something that almost tastes like orange like apple flavored and grape flavored candies tend to do) and a pleasing consistency for a gummy candy. Not too dry, not too juicy and a nice gumminess (yes, I know, not a word, but it's more descriptive and appropriate than the similarly hued chewiness).

Sunkist Orange Gummies
Photograph Copyright Kelsey Wyatt 2013

Things to Improve
You can't really improve on standard gummy candies, but if given the choice between these candies, the Sunkist "Orange Slices" or the more expensive Sunkist "Fruit Gems," the simplest snack will probably be these gummies. They are unadorned, without any sugar coating, unlike the other gummy candies from Sunkist.