Gummy candies are included in a large category of confectionary products such as jellies, pastilles, and wine gums. Originally popularize in Europe, these candies were introduced to United Sates in the early 1980s. Current U.S manufacture now includes a myriad of products with various shapes, sizes, flavors, and food applications.

Many consumers, especially mature populations, avoid gummy candies because they stick to their teeth. Gummy candies formulated with Carrageenan offer a range of desirable textures from soft, easy to chew to firmer, short-textured candies. Gummies made width Carrageenan provide clean flavor release, decreased set-up time, and heat stability upon storage.
In addition, Carrageenan offers processing ease in gummy manufacture: It may be dry blended first with sugar and added to the hot syrup mixture. Traditional gelatin or starch based gummies must first include a step for dissolution of these ingredients.
Carrageenan in Gummy Candies