Swedish Fish

Swedish Fish

Swedish Fish are a type of quasi-gummi chewy candies shaped like fish. Originally colored red with a flavor unique to the candy, they are now also available in orange, yellow and green. There is also a Swedish Fish "Aqua Life" chain, with the yellow being a starfish, green being a whale, purple being an puffer fish, and orange being a Seahorse.

The flavor varies with color: the red is regular Swedish Fish-flavored, orange is orange, yellow is lemon, and green is lime. The fish come in two different sizes. Until recentlywhen, the smaller fish came only in red; now fish of both sizes are available in multiple colors and flavors. In Swedish Fish Aqua Life, purple is a grape flavor, yellow is lemon flavored, orange is orange flavored, and green is lime flavored. Black Swedish Fish are also available in Scandinavia and selected retailers around the world with a salmiak flavor. This salty type is called Salt Sill, or "salted herring".

In Sweden the candy is marketed under the name Pastellfiskar, literally "pastel fishes". Swedish Fish are very chewy and often stick to teeth. They also react to the temperature changing their consistency depending on if it is hot or cold. The warmer they are, they softer and more chewy they become.

History

In 1958, Malaco, a Swedish confectionery manufacturer, expanded its business by exporting a few of their products to North America. Various licorice ribbon and licorice lace candies were the first products to be exported.

Malaco's export trade grew and in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Swedish Fish and Swedish Berries (identical in composition but in the shape of berries) were developed specifically for the North American market.

Today the Swedish Fish consumed in North America are made in Canada by the Cadbury Adams Company. The fish are distributed in the U.S. by Cadbury Adams USA in Parsippany, New Jersey. In the UK Swedish Fish can be found in IKEA's Swedish Food section, including the salmiak flavour.

Ingredients

Swedish Fish are one of the few gummy candies that contains no gelatin.According to the USA distribution packages, the candy contains the following ingredients:
*Sugar
*Invert Sugar
*Corn syrup
*Modified Corn starch
*Citric Acid
*White Mineral Oil
*Artificial flavors
*Coloring (FD&C Red 40 for the red color)
*Carnauba wax

External links

* [http://www.originalswedishfish.com/ The Original Swedish Fish] website, run by Cadbury Adams


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