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Monday, January 22, 2007
Joyva Joys
I’ve seen these bars around, usually in big cities, usually in Kosher delis or Jewish neighborhoods. I’ve had Joyva’s products before, but always the halvah. The Joyva Joys is a long, flat and rather solid jelly bar covered in a thin shell of dark chocolate.
The jelly has a very strong floral scent and is raspberry flavored. It’s mostly sweet with a light tart bite to it. The jelly itself is medium pink, which I thought a little odd because the only way you’d know that is if you nibbled off the chocolate. For some reason I figured they colored it, but maybe not. The chocolate is not terribly interesting, but I rather liked how it took a back seat to the jelly. I enjoyed the bar for the most part. It wasn’t terribly sweet and it was different. The jelly was firmer and less sticky than something like a Chuckle or a Sunkist Fruit Gem - more like Jell-O. But Raspberry isn’t really my favorite flavor combo with chocolate. I think I’d enjoy an orange bar better, but I have no clue if Joyva makes an orange jelly. I get the sense that jelly candies like this are for old people or maybe I just think that because I’ve never seen anyone eating them. They’re probably a good candy to eat if you’re on a diet and want something chocolate, but not all that fat. They’ve got a pretty low caloric density for a candy with chocolate in it. But I’m not on a diet, so I think I’ll stick with my Joyva Halvah. WASAW has two different reviews on this ... which average out pretty much to my review - a rave and a pan. Note: Joyva Joys are thickened with agar-agar (made from seaweed), so they’re appropriate not only for those who keep Kosher, but also vegans (who don’t mind a little sugar), however, they are not Kosher for Passover as they contain corn syrup.
POSTED BY Cybele AT 7:54 am 
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I’m a huge fan of chocolate covered jelly. I like everything from the Big Turk bar here in Canada to chocolate covered gummi-bears. But I also love jujubes and chocolate alone. Maybe I just love candy…
Not Kosher for Passover! I’ll have to let the synagogue know about that because they have been selling these for Passover since I was a little kid. Love these bars though, and they’re much better than the Trader Joes chocolate covered rasperry jellies.
Not too appealing to me. I tried Wonka’s Turkish Delite when I was in Ireland. This looks like that and I didn’t care for that.
Jessie - they may reformulate for Passover to eliminate the corn syrup ... it may be that those Jelly Rings that they make are the ones that are Passover-safe.
Susan - I tried the Fry’s Turkish Delight from the UK (there’s a review on the site somewhere) and it was quite good, but covered in a thicker milk chocolate shell.
Helen - I don’t think I’ve tried the Big Turk but now I’m curious.
For your orange fix, Joyva makes chocolate-covered orange jelly rings.
Chocolate-covered jelly candies were a lot more common in drug stores when I was little (say, 30-35 years ago)—it may be only the old people who know which stores still have them *sigh*.
This looks like it would be right up my alley, I’ll have to keep my eyes peeled for them.
I never heard of them before, thanks for the heads up.
Love the Joyva bars. I buy them by the box. Lately, I’ve been put on a GLUTEN FREE diet.Are they gluen free? Are they made on machinery that has no contact with flour (conveyor belts, mixers,) and away from flour or other gluten products? I must avoid cross-contamination.
Thank Yo,m
Uncle Al
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