What's so great about the jelly beans?
![A photo of Trader Joe's Gourmet jelly beans](imgs/tjs beans.jpeg)
- I get it, you're thinking, "They're jelly beans, who cares?" Fair! But, if it's worth anything, I have tasted many a jelly bean in my day, and none are as tasty as these. If I can't convince you maybe this review from the blog A Boy and His Beans can. I can't claim to understand how the mind of the honorable Mr. Joe works — perhaps it's the fact that these are "gourmet," maybe it's because they're gluten-free, or maybe I've Pavlov-ed myself into liking these because I have many allergies and these have the stamp of approval from my immune system. Either way, it's safe to say that Jelly Belly's days in the limelight are numbered.
What's in the jelly beans?
- The jelly beans are made in Ireland, specifically in "an Irish candy factory obsessed with beans," according to the box, and the ingredients consist of: Sugar, glucose syrup, modified cornstarch, fruit juice, vegetable juice, spirulina extract, natural flavors, citric acid, confectioner's shellac, carnuba wax, beeswax, fumaric acid, trisodium citrate, coconut oil, and caramelized sugar.
What are the jelly beans' flavors?
- There are 18 flavors of these gourmet jelly beans: grape, coconut, lemon, raspberry, strawberry smoothie, strawberry, tangerine, blackberry, mango, pomegrante, liquorice, lemon & lime, banana split, apple, pink grapefruit, cherry, passionfruit, and blueberry.
Ok, but what are the best flavors?
- Glad to see you're consulting an expert on this! The best of the best are: strawberry smoothie, lemon & lime, apple, blueberry, and strawberry! (I know you didn't ask but the worst are coconut and liquorice, sorry Joe!)
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