# Jelly rings

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## Summary

Sugared jelly rings are ring shaped gummy sweets coated in sugar. What goes into them, why some carry a warning about colours, and what gelatine means.

## Description

Jelly rings are gummy sweets moulded into a ring shape, then coated in sugar. They come in many colours, and Kingsway, a UK pick and mix brand, sells a rainbow version in seven: yellow, green, orange, red, blue, pink and purple.
What is in them
Recipes vary between makers. As one example, a UK wholesaler lists the ingredients of Kingsway's Rainbow Rings as:
Glucose syrup, sugar and water, the base of the sweet: see what is glucose syrup?Beef gelatine, which gives the chewy set: see gelatine in sweets explainedModified potato starch, which helps with the texture: see what is modified starch in sweets?Acids E330 and E296, citric and malic acid, for a fruity tang: see what is malic acid in sweets?Flavourings.Colours E163, E129, E102, E160a, E133 and E110.
The same listing describes the rings as gluten and dairy free.
A warning about colours
Three of those colours, E102, E110 and E129, are among the six colours linked by the Southampton study of 2007 to hyperactivity in some children. In the UK, food containing any of the six must carry the warning may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children: see the Southampton six colours and why do some sweets have a warning about children?
Some sweets are coloured with fruit and vegetable concentrates instead, so whether the warning appears depends on the recipe: see natural colours in sweets
Gelatine and diet
Jelly rings made with gelatine are not suitable for vegetarians or vegans. Beef gelatine avoids pork, but whether it is halal depends on how the animals were slaughtered and the gelatine made: see a guide to halal sweets
Rings with a twist
Jelly rings have sour relatives, coated in sugar mixed with acids: see sour apple rings and peach rings
In our pick and mix
We sell SW007 by the 100 g. Recipes differ between makers, so the card opens up to show the full ingredients and allergens for the jelly rings we actually stock.

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