Coca-Cola Bottles!!

Quick Facts

• Ingredients: glucose syrup, sugar, water, gelatine, citric acid, maltodextrin, flavouring,
• colour: E150d,
• glazing agents: vegetable oil, beeswax, carbaubawax
• Place of Origin: ?
• Brands: Haribo (Happy Cola), Swizzells Matlow (Fun Gums)Tabor, Bassatts
• Variations: Cherry Cola Bottles, Blue Bottles, Pink Bottles, Milk Bottles

Ok, for my first proper post, I thought I would choose something that everyone likes, but is still easy enough to research. So I chose Cola Bottles. How wrong was I. I had to scan the web carefully, finding random pieces of information as I went.


So as you can I found the main ingredients in Cola Bottles, which of course differs from brand to brand. The main ingredient is glucose syrup, and I was surprised to see that there is no actual Cola Flavouring in the sweets, and E150d gives it its colour. E150d also gives its colour to Beer, Brown Bread, Brandy, Coatings, Glucose Tablets, Gravy Browning, Ice-Cream, Pancakes, Sauces and Dressings,- as well as to soft drinks particularly cola drinks. Ah ha, we have found our cola flavouring. Although they don’t really have that taste that Coke and Diet Coke have. Also, E150d is not recommended for the consumption of children. Uh Oh!


I still cannot find out where cola bottles were first consumed, but I have two suspects. The first is Britain, as when I was researching, cola bottles were labled a Vintage British Sweet, but again I am not sure. The other is of course America, the home of "Candy" (Oh how I hate that word), and since Coke was first produced in America, it could also be the Home of Cola Bottles.


 Ok I think I covered all I needed to. Next Post is on Lollipops of any flavour you can think of!

Image Taken from dylanscandybar.com

P.S. my favourite type of cola bottles are the Fizzy Cola Bottles! : )