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	]'s ''Gold-bears'' were first introduced in the 1950s in ].]]
	A '''Gummi bear''' (sometimes spelled '''gummy bear''') is a small, rubbery-textured ]. The ] are roughly 15mm long and shaped in the form of a ]. The gummi bear is one of many ], distinctive and popular ] based ] that come in a variety of shapes and colors.

	==Variations==
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	The success of Gummi Bears has spawned many gummi animals and objects: ]s, ]s, ]s, ]s, ], ] bottles, ]s, ], ]s, ], ]s, ]es, ]s, and even ], ] and ].

	==History==
	The Gummi Bear originates from ] where it is popular under the name {{Audio\|De-Gummibär.ogg\|''Gummibär''}} (] ]) or {{Audio\|De-Gummibärchen.ogg\|''Gummibärchen''}} (little rubber bear). Hans Riegel of ] invented bear-shaped sweets and started the ] company in 1922, which produced and introduced its Gold-Bear product in the 1960s. ] is another gummi candy manufacturer and the first to introduce gummi worms in 1981.

	==One-penny gummies==
	In Finland, gummi bears ("nallekarkki") were for a long time the single item in grocery shops that one could buy with a single penny coin. Eventually however, inflation caught up with the gummi bear, and in stages its price was upped to two for five pennies and later 5 pennies for a single gummi bear.

	==Ingredients==
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	The traditional Gummi Bear is made from ], ], ], flavouring, food coloring, ], and ]. There are some Gummi Bears made with ] or ] instead of ], making them suitable for vegetarians.

	Gummi bears made with either ] or ] ] are not suitable for ] and do not conform to ] or ] dietary laws.

	Large ] ]s are larger and flatter than Gummi Bears, have a softer texture, and include ] or other acid ingredients to produce a sour flavor. Some manufacturers produce sour bears with a different texture, based on ] instead of gelatin. Typically, starch produces a shorter (cleaner bite, less chewy) texture than gelatin.{{Fact\|date=October 2007}}

	==Health issues==
	] for ] gummi bears at the cafeteria of the ].]]
	Gummi bears ordinarily contain mostly ], but recently gummi bears containing ], produced by manufacturers such as Bear Essentials,<ref></ref> are being marketed to parents of young ]ren. ]s have also been produced in the form of gummi bears to motivate consumption by young, picky eaters. In addition, gummi bears have begun to be formulated for specific health and beauty needs, such as,the claimed to support healthy skin.

	Gummi bears, and other gummi candy, stick to ] and may cause tooth ].<ref></ref> However, gummi bears containing the ]-fighting additive ] (wood sugar) are now being tested.<ref></ref>

	There has been concern that gelatin, in most gummi bears, may harbor ]. Prions are misshapen ]s that cause ] in cattle and ] in ]s.<ref></ref> Based on studies, the United States FDA and other national organizations and countries consider the risk of BSE transmission through gelatin to be minuscule as long as precautions are followed during manufacturing .<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref>

	==Flavors==
	In the United States, ] gummi bears come in ] (red), ], ] spinach(green), ] (clear), and ] (yellow), however, many offshoot companies (typically the ] or health-related gummi bears) use more exotic flavors and colors.

	==See also==
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	==References==
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	==External links==
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	* - original manufacturer
	* - prominent knockoff manufacturer; now owned by Farley's and Sathers Candy Co.
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