MatlowAssorted Fruit Hard Candy Kosher 5.5lb

My absolute favorite hard candy! A big hit around the office. A bit pricy, but to me it’s worth it for the quality!

These translucent, hard fruit-flavored candies are very close to the Sparkles candies made by Brach's in the 1980's - believe me, I've been on the lookout for anything that even remotely looks like them (i.e., oval shaped, translucent and fruit flavored).You may or may not recall that Sparkles came in: Assorted Fruits; Watermelon; and Green apple flavors. The candies I received are SUPPOSED to have FIVE flavors, but the bag I received was like this: Very little DARK RED/PURPLE (it's either grape or raspberry flavor), a few ORANGE (orange flavor), a couple of GREEN (green apple), LOADS OF WHITE/YELLOW (like, 3/4 of the bag is LEMON candies) and NO PINK WHATSOEVER. I checked all 5+ pounds, and there isn't a singe, pink candy in the entire bag. Don't get me wrong - all of the flavors are very good, but let's face it - we all have our favorite colors/flavors, and mine happens to be pink (strawberry or watermelon) (but, hey, if your favorite flavor is lemon, you'll be happy as a clam).They are similar to Sparkles in that they have a lovely balance of tartness/sweetness. They look pretty much exactly like Sparkles, in that they're oval-shaped and translucent. I love the texture of these candies, as well...have you ever sliced your tongue open on a hard candy that's splintered? Splintering won't happen with these because they're incredibly smooth. The only real difference is in the flavoring, which tastes more, "natural" than I remember the Sparkles tasting. However, this isn't necessarily a bad thing, because I've noticed that, when comparing food items made in the United States to those made in Europe, the European versions generally taste better (at least, to me). In my opinion, the United States has a tendency to, "bastardize" junk food by making it even more, uh...junkier? For example, U.S. manufacturers will use high fructose corn syrup instead of cane sugar, hydrogenated oils instead of healthy oils, and so forth. So, that's really the only difference - these taste like they're made with real juice, or less junk or a combination thereof.In summation, the only complaint that I have about this candy is the lack of variety in the bag I received; other than that, they're delicious.UPDATE: I think I've figured something out: The clear (almost white) and the yellow (the palest yellow) are different flavors. I had originally thought that both were lemon, with the color variation being just that - a color variation. However, I've just realized that the white ones are LIME, and the pale yellow are LEMON. This probably explains why it seems like 3/4 of the bag is lemon!I've also realized: For some reason, I"ve yet to get a bag that has BOTH the green and pink flavors in the same bag; it's either one or the other. The bags I've ordered from Amazon (seller: Great Ones for You) have: White, Pale Yellow, Orange, Dark Red and Green. The bags I've ordered from a non Amazon-affiliated online candy store: White, Pale Yellow, Orange, Dark Red and Pink. Curious....

I absolutely LOVE these candies!! Great flavors!!

Where are these other reviews finding different flavors and smaller bags . I bought a this bag and it got gummy. I guess we don’t eat it fast enough . Anyone know of the sugar free in this brand. ?

I started buying hard candies due to dry mouth caused by medication. But I’ve really always hard candy anyway. Found these on an Amazon search and after reading other reviews, I decided to try them out. So glad I did!!!! They’re delicious! They’re a bit expensive, but you get a huge quantity and they’re nothing like anything you can find in stores. The flavors are interesting- not just basic cherry, orange, etc. and the “mouth feel” is smooth and delightful. Everyone that has one loves it!!! After finishing my first bag, I’ve already ordered another! You’ll love them!!!!

Like most of the other reviewers on here, I was looking for something like sparkles candy. I did find that. I have ordered the one pound size and the three pound size. I ordered the 5.5 pound size and got mostly white or almost clear ones. These are my least favorite ones. Not sure I will order again. I have never gotten any green ones. The dark burgundy color and the pink ones are my favorite. And I was disappointed in this shipment.

I can’t find this product anywhere except on Amazon. Love the flavor of these candies. Expensive but delicious! Would make a great gift for those candy lovers out there. I don’t recommend chewing on this, just let the flavor savor in you mouth. You don’t want to bite on any hard candies in general; you may crack a tooth or a filling; we don’t want to do that.

This candy is so good. There are mixed reviews so I wanted to let everyone know that in my opinion all the flavors are really good. I bought this huge bag just for the lemon flavor but ended up liking all the flavors. I don’t normally do reviews but wanted to let everyone know these are worth it.