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Wednesday, April 05, 2006
Lifesaver GummiesLifesavers are known for being highly-flavored hard candies. If there were a candy model that Jelly Belly might have gone off of, it was probably Lifesavers - here is a hard candy, a little smaller than usual, but super-flavored and in a huge variety. Lifesavers got into the gummi game a while ago and I tried them when they first came out, but didn’t think much of them. I decided to revisit them, especially since they changed the flavors out on the five flavor tray.
The 5 Flavor variety bears little resemblance to the hard candy rolls that have been around since 1934. The flavors in this roll are Cherry (an original flavor), Watermelon, Green Apple, Blackberry and Strawberry. No orange, no lemon, no pineapple. Drat! The candies are much larger than the hard version, they’re soft, if a little greasy on the outside to prevent sticking and are positioned upright on a clear plastic tray inside the wrapper. The Cherry is just as you’d expect it, great woodsy cherry flavor with a good tart bite. I’m not fond of cherry flavored stuff, but I actually find Lifesavers rather acceptable, probably because the flavor doesn’t seem as artificial as many others. The Green Apple, the lighter of the two green flavors, is rather mild, not too sour but good overall flavor. Watermelon is a darker green and bears little resemblance to real watermelon flavor but has a nice tart bite to it without that overwhelming fragrance that many watermelon candies have. Strawberry was a bit disappointing. It was sweet and had only the slightest hint of a berry flavor to it. I’d tell you about the Blackberry, but this roll had none. I think they’re dark purple. I’ll hazard that it’s the same blackberry flavor in the Wild Berries below.
The Wild Berry mix held more promising flavor for my tastes: Cherry Berry, Strawberry, Red Raspberry, Black Raspberry, Blackberry and White Grape. The colors are a little bland, but I guess when you’re making a dozen different flavors you’re going to run out of primary and secondary colors. The White Grape was my favorite. Soft and delicate, it’s just a bit tart and has none of that artificial grape note that I only seem to like in Tootsie Pops and SweeTarts. The Cherry Berry was remarkably similar to the Cherry in the 5 Flavor, but I’m not complaining. The Blackberry is the only one that seemed opaque, a lustrous dark purple it was tart and fragrant but hardly had a flavor different from the other berries. The Strawberry was the same as above. The rather lavender looking one was, I think, Black Raspberry. It was sweet and tart like the others and much more perfumed, as raspberries tend to be. The lightest red one was probably Red Raspberry and was similar to the Black Raspberry one, but perhaps a little tarter. The good thing about this mix is that the flavors all blend together well, you can eat them one after another without the flavors fighting or combine them if you’re so inclined. I like to eat gummies when my throat is bothering me, and I’m just getting over a cold (so if my tasting is a little off, it’s some sort of leftover malaise). They’re soothing and not too sour, so I don’t have to worry about burning my tongue like I often do on my overdoses of SweeTarts. I bought these in a Christmas Storybook on an after-holiday clearance for 98 cents ... so I certainly got my money’s worth for five packages of these. While these flavors all have merit, I’d really like to have my favorite Lifesavers flavors - Lemon, Orange, Tangerine, Banana, Pina Colada and Pineapple. Actually, I’d be game if they wanted to try a Butter Rum gummi, too!
POSTED BY Cybele AT 8:39 am 
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I TOTALLY agree that the white grape is the best one!
And isn’t the yellow in the 5 Flavors roll misleading (lemon)?
Aye aye to the butter rum idea! =)
err… the yellow ON the wrapper. It leads one to believe there is lemon INSIDE. Just clarifying. =)
You’re right Kirsten ... it is misleading to have the yellow stripe on the wrapper like that. I wonder if Wint-o-Green or Pepp-O-Mint gummis would be any good?
When I was a kid, they had these in the original five flavors and they were called Gummi Savers. (This wasn’t so long ago, I’m only 14.) I really don’t like the idea of the new Lifesavers flavors at all. I miss the old, traditional five flavors (especially pineapple). Back when the gummis were in the old flavors, I remember them being truly exceptional. The flavors were just as good (if not better) than the hard candy, but they were delivered in a different medium. However, the berry flavors sound good. I might have to try them.
Ah GummiSavers! They were the one candy my mom would keep around the house—probably because I wouldn’t eat them all in one sitting. To me, the gummis had a sort foul neutral taste when you first put them in your mouth. I’d find myself sucking viciously to get past the initial flavor and get to the good parts. This led to many inadvertantly swallowed GummiSavers. Or, and this is a travesty in my candy world, I would CHEW the gummis. I’ll have to try the new repackaged ones that Cybele just reviewed and see.
has no one noticed that in the package of gummisavers wild berry there are 5 colors and six flavors? does this not disturb anyone else? it’s a travesty and i for one think we should rebel until it is fixed!
I personally prefer the lifesaver gummies tangy fruits flavor. You know in the green package. They are really hard to find in any size other than the individual packs. I don’t much care for the berry flavor so this fact is particulary disheartening. Does anyone know of a site that I can order these?
Does anyone remember a short lived version of gummi savers (maybe it was something else) that was carbonated? Every time i have gummi savers i remember this taste and sensation of something very similar, but kinda fizzy. Anybody remember anything like this, or did i have a stroke or something?
I love the gummie gushers so delicous!
What type of Gelitan (made of what?) in the Lifesavers gummies.
Thanks,
Tommy
I want everyones bunny and eggs gummies. I will buy them
Something strange.
I recently bought a bag each of the 5 flavor and wild berry gummies. Having eaten from both bags, having had them before, I realized that the gummies that were supposed to be blackberry in the 5 flavor bag actually seemed to be the black raspberry from the wild berry mix (translucent purple as opposed to opaque which blackberry is supposed to be). The package itself still says blackberry, so it’s not a flavor change. Is it a fluke? Has black raspberry replaced blackberry in the 5 flavor? Or is it just my bag? Did something get messed up at the factory? Did anyone else get black raspberries instead of blackberries in their 5-flavor bag?
Also, Apple is the darker green and watermelon is the lighter green, not the other way around as indicated in this review.
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