INGREDIENTS: SUGAR, GLUCOSE SYRUP (FROM WHEAT OR CORN), CREAM, WHEY, BUTTER, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SUGAR CANE SYRUP, SALT, SOY LECITHIN, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR. ALLERGY INFORMATION: CONTAINS MILK, SOYBEANS AND WHEAT.

The Invention. In the little town of Werther, Germany in 1909, the confectioner Gustav Nebel created the now iconic Butter Candy recipe. He took fresh cream, real butter, refined white sugar, brown rock sugar, a pinch of salt and plenty of time to create the now globally famous Butter Candy.

Werther, Germany In 1903, August Storck opened his own confectionery factory in the small town of Werther, Germany. By 1909, he was already shipping sweets to neighboring towns, and his workforce had grown from three people to 12.

In 1969, the sweet began marketing under the brand name Werthers Echte. The brand name Werther's Original was adopted in the 1990s for the international market. They are now manufactured nearby, in the town of Halle.

The main ingredient in caramel is sugar. However, depending on the recipe you use, you may have to incorporate butter, heavy cream, water, or corn syrup as additional ingredients. High-quality, real caramel is always made with three basic ingredients and those are sugar, heavy cream, and butter.

It's thought the most basic form of caramel was first made by the Arabs around 1,000 AD by mixing sugar and water to form a crystallised liquid, that they used initially in the beauty industry, (think waxing and sugaring) and later becoming a confection which they first called simply a “ball of sweet.”

Werthers has hints of that home baked flavor. Werthers satisfied the sweet tooth in all of us, and doesn't require chewing which gives our teeth and our jaws a break and fulfills the need for a little something sweet after a meal. Do older people prefer older films over new ones?

It's thought the most basic form of caramel was first made by the Arabs around 1,000 AD by mixing sugar and water to form a crystallised liquid, that they used initially in the beauty industry, (think waxing and sugaring) and later becoming a confection which they first called simply a “ball of sweet.”

Brings indulgence Caramel is all about indulgence and it satisfies everybody's sweet tooth. It can also help to add multi-sensoriality as consumers are looking for an intense sensorial delight. From soft to gooey and crunchy textures, different shades of golden and characteristic tastes, caramel has a lot to offer.

Five Little-Known Facts about Caramel

• Essentially, caramel is sugar that has been melted and browned.
• The first recorded type of caramels were hard candies that date back to the 17th century.
• The famous caramel apple was created by Kraft Foods employee Dan Walker by accident.

Hard candies such as Jolly Ranchers and Werthera s Original are bad for your teeth in more than one way. While much of the pleasure of these tasty treats is derived from the fact that you get to enjoy them over an extended period of time, one of the key problems stems from that as well.

Delicious! I always have a few of these candies with me. I discovered long ago that not only are they delicious but they are not too sweet.