David Gillespie - Dextrose Candy

06 Nov 2010 9:01 PM

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Hi All

After David's new kids party recipe post, I set out to explore the variety of dextrose candies available - the sherbet lollipops, wonka gobstoppers etc. I popped in to the local lolly shop last week and spend time scanning the ingredients. I came up with Pixie Stix - wonka brand which are long sachets of flavoured dextrose, sweetarts (also wonka), fruit tingles (also wonka) and some mint imperials. Aparently most of the chalky candies (bracelet, necklaces, watches) are flavoured dextrose with some glucose syrup (from corn).

Now there is a pattern here, they are all compressed candies and really aren't that morish - which I suppose is the absence of that drug, sugar!

I am happy now to know that there are these sweets available for the trips to the movies, or party bags etc. My kids have always loved the sherbet lollipops so they are a great find.

Interestingly, my son 12, had very bad pains in the stomach the night I bought the lollies home and I would attribute the dextrose to that, so go easy!

Sarah

07 Nov 2010 11:43 PM

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Sarah Andersson wrote: Hi All
After David's new kids party recipe post, I set out to explore the variety of dextrose candies available - the sherbet lollipops, wonka gobstoppers etc. I popped in to the local lolly shop last week and spend time scanning the ingredients. I came up with Pixie Stix - wonka brand which are long sachets of flavoured dextrose, sweetarts (also wonka), fruit tingles (also wonka) and some mint imperials. Aparently most of the chalky candies (bracelet, necklaces, watches) are flavoured dextrose with some glucose syrup (from corn).

Now there is a pattern here, they are all compressed candies and really aren't that morish - which I suppose is the absence of that drug, sugar!

I am happy now to know that there are these sweets available for the trips to the movies, or party bags etc. My kids have always loved the sherbet lollipops so they are a great find.

Interestingly, my son 12, had very bad pains in the stomach the night I bought the lollies home and I would attribute the dextrose to that, so go easy!

Sarah

Hi Sarah - careful with the wonka fruit tingles. I couldn't see anything written on the wrapper itself when I was at the shops, but this is what I got from wikki when I googled the ingredients:

Sugar, Glucose Syrup (from Wheat), Sodium Bicarbonate, Food Acids (296, 334), Tapioca Starch, Stabiliser (1401), Flavours, Colours (102, 110, 124, 133).

08 Nov 2010 4:25 AM

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Janet wrote:
Sarah Andersson wrote: Hi All
After David's new kids party recipe post, I set out to explore the variety of dextrose candies available - the sherbet lollipops, wonka gobstoppers etc. I popped in to the local lolly shop last week and spend time scanning the ingredients. I came up with Pixie Stix - wonka brand which are long sachets of flavoured dextrose, sweetarts (also wonka), fruit tingles (also wonka) and some mint imperials. Aparently most of the chalky candies (bracelet, necklaces, watches) are flavoured dextrose with some glucose syrup (from corn).

Now there is a pattern here, they are all compressed candies and really aren't that morish - which I suppose is the absence of that drug, sugar!

I am happy now to know that there are these sweets available for the trips to the movies, or party bags etc. My kids have always loved the sherbet lollipops so they are a great find.

Interestingly, my son 12, had very bad pains in the stomach the night I bought the lollies home and I would attribute the dextrose to that, so go easy!

Sarah

Hi Sarah - careful with the wonka fruit tingles. I couldn't see anything written on the wrapper itself when I was at the shops, but this is what I got from wikki when I googled the ingredients:

Sugar, Glucose Syrup (from Wheat), Sodium Bicarbonate, Food Acids (296, 334), Tapioca Starch, Stabiliser (1401), Flavours, Colours (102, 110, 124, 133).

Thanks Janet, interestingly in my big google search I did find a site which listed dextrose as the ingredient in fruit tingles, however when I went to the shops there was no ingredients list (as you said) on the pack, so don't worry , I did leave them there. Now I can't find the site either, but it was buried via nestle, wonka etc..... if I find it I will report.

Sarah