![]() ![]() The flavor of the lemon Fruit Gems is very much a sweetened version of lemon flavoring. The citrus smell is clear and distinctive and it foreshadows the taste well. The scent of the Lemon Fruit Gems is essentially what companies hope they are making when they make lemon-scented cleaners. Unlike the Orange, the Lemon Fruit Gems have a distinctive scent to them. Even the outer coating seems to be flavored with a delightful, citrus taste that is exceptional. The Orange Fruit Gems taste exactly like sweet Mandarin oranges the moment they hit the tongue. They, however, more than made up for that with their flavor. The Orange Fruit Gems were one of the least scented Fruit Gems in the assortment. Even so, there was an undeniably fruity scent that burst forth from the bag as soon as it was opened and that was enough to make my mouth water. As it turns out, the scent of all those fruits combines is virtually identical to pomegranates (which I loathe!). The package features Orange, Lemon, Grapefruit, Raspberry, and Blueberry Fruit Gems. What initially amused me about the Fruit Gems was opening the bag and smelling them. There is, however, restraint needed to keep one from just consuming these as soon as they open the bag! These are fruit slices, not trying to make multiple fruit flavored jams without your hands ever getting sticky! Consuming these is as easy as opening the bag and placing them in your mouth. If you fall in love with, for example, the Blueberry Fruit Gems, there is no way to get a package of only Blueberry. As well, the Fruit Gems are currently only available in an assortment. To its credit, Jelly Belly has universally bulked every successful product it has made, so one assumes that after the “trial period” for the Fruit Gems is up, they will start releasing a ten pound box that will allow people to stock up at a more affordable and eco-friendly way. The Fruit Gems from Jelly Bellys are still very new and thus are only available in small packages like a 3.1 oz. ![]() Actually, they are quite good, but in the assortment – there are five flavors – some stand out more than others. These candies are marketed to taste precisely like various fruit flavors and they live up to that to varying degrees once you get by the sugar crystal coating. Jelly Belly fruit slices are approximately one and one-quarter inched in diameter by 3/8” thick. Jelly Belly fruit slices are little discs of sugar-coated gummy-style candies that are reminiscent of flattened gumdrops. ![]() With the Jelly Belly Sunkist Fruit Gems, they once again succeed with creating something that is new and different and tastes exactly like it is supposed to. But, as the company expands into new niche markets, they seem entirely determined to keep their quality standards very high. Jelly Belly will never be the candy company that is everything to everyone. In the case of Jelly Belly products, I have just completed consuming the last of the new products the company sent me and as they diversify away from “just” (had to put that in quotes because they are amazing!) jelly beans, it is hard not to wish I had stock in the company. That condition is even worse when one enjoys the products that they are reviewing. The saddest part of reviewing new foods is when they are gone. ![]() The Basics: Jelly Belly Sunkist Fruit Gems are a delightful way to get Vitamin C and may be one of the best non-jelly bean products Jelly Belly produces! The Bad: Seem a little expensive, No bulk (yet!) The Good: Sweet and tastes like the fruits they are supposed to, Presence of vitamin C Pick up a ten pound case of the Sunkist Fruit Gems directly from Jelly ! ![]()
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