History. Sour Patch Kids were created in the early 1970s by Frank Galatolie, originally under the name "Mars Men," while working as a confectioner at Jaret International. In the late 1970s, Cadbury and the Malaco Licorice Company formed the Allen Candy Company in Hamilton, Ontario to produce them.

6 Facts You Need to Know About Sour Patch Kids Candy

• Sour Patch Kids introduces a new flavor just about every year.
• There's a Sour Patch Kids video game.
• They weren't always called Sour Patch Kids.
• Blue Raspberry wasn't a flavor 10 years ago.
• There are more than 25 varieties of Sour Patch Candy.

Yes, the chewy, gooey Sour Patch Kids are gluten-free. None of the ingredients listed contain gluten or are gluten-based. Are Sour Patch Kids Halal? Yes, the Sour Patch Kids treats are halal [1].

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Fast forward a decade and a different kind of cultural phenomenon had taken hold, leading to a name change for the Mars Men. In the 80s, Cabbage Patch Kids - those round-headed dolls you may have had growing up - became wildly popular, so the candy's moniker changed to Sour Patch Kids.

As advertised, they are both sour and sweet. While most candies only challenge one area of the tongue, Sour Patch Kids breaks those barriers and challenges two; primarily the sour and sweet parts of the tongue. This, scientifically, makes the flavor of Sour Patch Kids more advanced than any other candy.

When Mars Men were brought to the United States in 1985, Jaret found that Americans were not as enthralled with aliens and were more obsessed with Cabbage Patch Kids. And so Mars Men became Sour Patch Kids, transforming into little “sour then sweet” children.

They Started Out as Martians. When Canadian candy conglomerate Jaret International created Sour Patch Kids in the late 1970s, they originally intended to capitalize on the popularity of UFOs. The candy was called Mars Men and sold reasonably well.

Understanding the Relationship Between Sour Patch and Halal Food. Sour Patch Kids has the Halal stamp, and thus it means that the food item is completely halal and safe to be consumed by practising Muslims.

Its halal status depends on the nature of raw materials used in its manufacture. Most gelatin is one of two types: Type A gelatin is exclusively made from pork skins, and is hence Haram for Muslims to use. Type B gelatin is made either from cattle and calf skins or from demineralized cattle bones.

By 1985, the Mars Men underwent a rebranding to become the Sour Patch Kids and was introduced into the U.S. market by M & A Candy Company. The new name and shape of the kids were inspired by another popular group of kids in pop culture: the Cabbage Patch Kids and their dolls!

INGREDIENTS: SUGAR, INVERT SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF TARTARIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, YELLOW 6, RED 40, YELLOW 5, BLUE 1.