![]() Today, the Wonka Factory produces a series of seasonal Nerds candies, as well as several popular Nerds items available year-round. Throughout their existence Nerds have inspired numerous spin-offs (some more successful than others). What new Nerds products are available today today? They're then transferred into their appropriately colored boxes. Once the sugar has formed into the Nerds shape, a separate process coats them in a flavored candy coating. As more sugar is added to the vats, the crystals begin to collect into pebbles. First, large spinning containers are filled with sugar crystals. While the exact process is top secret, a Wonka factory worker did give some insight into how the candy is made. Nerds come in double-flavored boxes that are divided into two sides with individual spouts, making it simpler to get to your flavor of choice. ![]() One of the most unique things about the candy is its packaging design. The Wonka brand was created as a marketing ploy to promote the movie Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, debuting one month before the film, in 1971. Nerds were created by the Willy Wonka Candy Factory in 1983, but are currently produced by Nestlé who bought the company five years later. The exact list of ingredients includes: Dextrose, Sugar, Malic Acid, Corn Syrup, Artificial Flavors, Carnauba Wax (a palm wax), Carmine Color, and dyes Blue 1, Blue 1 Lake, Blue 2, Blue 2 Lake, Red 40, Red 40 Lake, Yellow 5, Yellow 5 Lake, Yellow 6, Yellow 6 Lake. Not surprisingly, the crunchy candy consists mostly of sugar. Although today they come in a variety of flavors like orange, cherry, and watermelon, the originals were grape and strawberry-flavored. Nerds are neon-colored mini candies with an irregular pebble shape. ![]() Here’s a little bit more about the candy that hasn't changed since it was first created more than 30 years ago. Distributed by the Willy Wonka Candy Factory in Itasca, Illinois, their unique look is almost as magical as the story behind the fictitious candy company in the Roald Dahl novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Another time the bottle fell over when I pulled the trigger string (though this may be because I had to replace the pin, which I lost, with a nail which worked great except when it didn't).Known for their moon rock shape and vivid color, Nerds are as addictive today as they were in the ’80s. Of course, there were drawbacks as well-once I forgot to screw the top on tightly, and the exploding soda pushed the tube right off of the bottle. (Steve Spangler is the person who popularized the Mentos/Diet Coke experiment in this video.) The tube works quite well, sending a fountain much higher than if you drop the Mentos in from a cardboard tube, and you're also far away from the mess so you're not nearly as likely to get Coke all over your clothes. This time.īy the way, when I used this experiment today I tried out the Steve Spangler Mentos Geyser Tube. I had such high hopes, but the Mentos still won. So how do the bumpy Nerds compare to Mentos, geyser-wise? I tested Mentos, using the same amount of weight as I had with bumpy Nerds (10 g). That gives the soda bubbles even more space on which to form, and so the bubbles can form quickly. Why do the bumpy Nerds create such a good geyser? My guess is that it's because they have a lot of extra surface area, because all those bumps stick out so much. ![]() Here's are two nice Coke Zero geysers done with bumpy Nerd jelly beans. Regular jelly beans were a failure-I think they're too smooth for the soda bubbles to form quickly on their surface. I had OK luck with Sweethearts, and Sweet Tarts, which seem to have the right kind of surface (slightly pitted) but aren't heavy enough to drop immediately to the bottom of the bottle like Mentos do. I spent a whole afternoon trying different kinds of candy in Diet Coke geysers to see if anything could approach Mentos. ![]()
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