# Sour apple rings

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## Summary

Sour apple rings are ring shaped gummy sweets with a sharp apple flavour and a sour sugar coat. What goes into them and what to check if you avoid gelatine.

## Description

Sour apple rings are gummy sweets in the shape of a ring, flavoured with apple and coated in sour sugar. One UK retailer, Poppin Candy, calls them a sour apple twist on the classic peach ring: see peach rings
What is in them
Recipes vary between makers. As one example, Poppin Candy lists the ingredients of its sour apple rings as:
Glucose syrup, sugar and water, the base of the sweet: see what is glucose syrup?Gelatine and modified potato starch, which give the chewy set: see gelatine in sweets explained and what is modified starch in sweets?Acids E330, E270 and E296: citric, lactic and malic acid.Artificial flavour.Carnauba wax, a glazing agent from palm leaves: see what is carnauba wax on sweets?Colours E100 and E133: curcumin, the yellow of turmeric, and brilliant blue.
What makes them sour
The sharpness comes from the three acids. Malic acid, whose name comes from the word for apple, is the main acid in many fruits, and it is sometimes used with or in place of citric acid, which is less sour: see what is malic acid in sweets? On a sour coated sweet, some of the acid is mixed with sugar and tumbled over the outside: see how are sour sweets made?
Sour sweets made with malic acid are sometimes labelled with a warning that eating too many can irritate the mouth: see why do sour sweets make your mouth pucker?
Diet and allergies
The example here contains gelatine, which is made from animals, so it is not suitable for vegetarians or vegans. The retailer also warns that its sweets are stored, handled and packed in the same areas, so it cannot guarantee any sweet is free from all allergens. The same caution applies to any pick and mix counter: see pick and mix and allergies
In our pick and mix
We sell SW019 by the 100 g. Recipes differ between makers, so the card opens up to show the full ingredients and allergens for the sour apple rings we actually stock.

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