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Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Small bean-shaped candy with many different flavors For other uses, see Jelly bean (disambiguation). Jelly bean

Jelly Belly jelly bean flavor and color assortment
Type	Confectionery
Place of origin	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Created by	William Schrafft
Media: Jelly bean

Jelly beans are small bean-shaped sugar candies with soft candy shells and thick gel interiors (see gelatin and jelly). The confection is primarily made of sugar and sold in a wide variety of colors. According to one common story, they existed as early as 1861, when Boston confectioner William Schrafft urged people to buy them as gifts for soldiers in the American Civil War.[1] A more definite reference appears in food testing records of the United States Department of Agriculture published in 1887.[2] Most historians suggest that jelly beans were first associated with celebrations of Easter in the United States sometime during the 1930s due to their egg-like shape.[3]

Manufacture

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The basic ingredients of jelly beans include sugar, tapioca, corn syrup, and pectin or starch. Relatively minor amounts of the emulsifying agent lecithin, anti-foaming agents, an edible wax such as carnauba wax or beeswax, salt, and confectioner's glaze are also included.[4] The ingredients that give each bean its character are also relatively small in proportion and may vary depending on the flavor.

Slang

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In United States slang during the 1910s and early 1920s, a "jellybean" or "jelly-bean" was a young man who dressed stylishly but had little else to recommend him, similar to the older terms dandy and fop. F. Scott Fitzgerald published a story, The Jelly-Bean, about such a character in 1920.[5] While previously common, the slang word has fallen out of fashion as of 2025.

In popular culture

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When Beatlemania broke out in 1967, fans of the Beatles in the US pelted the band with jelly beans (emulating fans in the UK who threw the British candy Jelly Babies at George Harrison, who reportedly liked eating them).[6][7][8]

See also

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• Starch mogul
• Dragée
• Gummy bears
• Skittles (candy)
• Turkish delight
• Nerds (candy)
• Jelly babies
• Jujube (confectionery)
• Gumdrop
• Mint (candy)
• Jelly (preserves)
• Jelly (dessert)
• Jelly bean rule

References

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1. ^ "A Bowl Full of Jelly Bean History". National Geographic. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021.
2. ^ U.S. Department of Agriculture Division of Chemistry (1887). Foods and Food Adulterants (Report). p. 721. Bulletin No. 13.
3. ^ "Jelly Beans: A Colorful History and Association with Easter". AT&T. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
4. ^ "How Products are Made – Volumes – Jelly Beans". Gale-Edit. Archived from the original on 2010-05-16. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
5. ^ Fitzgerald, Francis Scott; Bruccoli, Matthew Joseph; Baughman, Judith (2001), "The Jelly-Bean", Before Gatsby: the first twenty-six stories, University of South Carolina Press, p. 341, ISBN 9781570033711
6. ^ "Letter reveals The Beatles' fear of jelly baby fans". mirror. May 14, 2009.
7. ^ "George Harrison's 1963 plea: stop throwing jelly babies at Beatles" The Times 14 May 2009
8. ^ Perry, Charles (19 March 2008). "The secret life of jelly beans". Los Angeles Times.

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• Media related to Jelly beans at Wikimedia Commons

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