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<p>Gummies, gummi candies, gummy candies, or jelly sweets are a broad category of <a href="/facts/Gelatin/RDeVU6HT">gelatin</a>-based chewable sweets. Popular types include <a href="/facts/Gummy_bear/86e2437V">gummy bears</a>, <a href="/facts/Sour_Patch_Kids/M7zLzCeo">Sour Patch Kids</a>, <a href="/facts/Jelly_Babies/fIAH2TVk">Jelly Babies</a> and <a href="/facts/Gummy_worms/H5tw9Hum">gummy worms</a>. Various brands such as <a href="/facts/Bassett%27s/WRM1PvSs">Bassett's</a>, <a href="/facts/Haribo/StJnYrMu">Haribo</a>, <a href="/facts/Albanese_Candy/9j2onAXS">Albanese</a>, <a href="/facts/Betty_Crocker/tK1ExqDp">Betty Crocker</a>, <a href="/facts/Hersheys/oePcqX1y">Hersheys</a>, <a href="/facts/Disney/R8kCbAVc">Disney</a> and <a href="/facts/Kellogg%27s/YuByqJRc">Kellogg's</a> manufacture various forms of gummy snacks, often targeted at young children. The name <i>gummi</i> originated in Germany, with the terms <i>jelly sweets</i> and <i>gums</i> more common in the United Kingdom. </p>