Word question about candy

September 30, 2023 9:55 AM

X is to gummy candies as full-size chocolate bars are to miniature chocolate bars. What is X?
posted by bq to Shopping (13 answers total)

There are giant gummy worms and giant gummy bears...
posted by kschang at 10:04 AM on September 30, 2023

Gummy bears are to gummy worms as miniature chocolate bars are to full size chocolate bars is the best I can do
posted by chocotaco at 10:04 AM on September 30, 2023 [1 favorite]

Best answer: For Halloween? Get sour gummies, twizzlers in full size packs.
posted by theora55 at 10:09 AM on September 30, 2023

Best answer: Life-size gummy skull with gummy brain that encloses a USB drive with a Flaming Lips album is what you want. But really, I don't think there is a direct analogy - gummy candies aren't typically miniatures of anything larger, they are the original size and other sizes are a variation on that, which is the opposite of what happens with chocolate bars. Like, they didn't make the "fun size" bars first and then have the idea to make big ones. So the size analogy doesn't work, but if the origin analogy works for you then the original gummy bear/worm/whatever size would be in the same place as the original full-size chocolate bar.
posted by LionIndex at 10:13 AM on September 30, 2023

Best answer: In practical terms just a full size package or “sharing” or “family” pack if you want to go extreme. With the mini version being the snack pack or trick or treat size package. (ETA some of those include mini gummies.) Those large singular gummy items are impractical and don’t taste good as far as I know and would not compare them to the regular thing. In my candy opinion they are their own category of novelty.
posted by Crystalinne at 10:24 AM on September 30, 2023 [2 favorites]

Best answer: I think quantity matters more than the size of the individual piece(s) and would submit that regular-size bags (~200g/~5oz?) of gummy candies are to snack packs of gummy candies as full-size chocolate bars are to miniature chocolate bars.
posted by teremala at 10:25 AM on September 30, 2023 [3 favorites]

A sleeve of Chuckles? A movie theater box of Dots?
posted by vunder at 10:30 AM on September 30, 2023

There used to be (in Scotland, over 30 years ago) palm-sized things called Sour Monkeys or Sour Tulips. Imagine Sour Patch Kids, but even more sour, about 5× as thick, large enough to glue themselves across the entire roof of your mouth and shaped vaguely like a monkey face or a tulip bloom.

Were they a choking hazard? Yes! Were they essentially nasty? Hell Yes! Did us young teens buy and eat them by the shedload? You Betcha!
posted by scruss at 10:40 AM on September 30, 2023 [4 favorites]

Haribo Anaconda. Each of these is 45cm long.
posted by I claim sanctuary at 10:41 AM on September 30, 2023 [2 favorites]

I’m with Crystalinne. Those giant gummies don’t taste good. Gummy candy is something I know a lot about. I eat them every day. If anyone wants to talk gummy candy, please MeMail me.
posted by dianeF at 12:29 PM on September 30, 2023 [5 favorites]

To me the answer is the 5 pound bags of Albanese gummy bears or worms.
posted by hydropsyche at 2:05 PM on September 30, 2023 [3 favorites]

Best answer: We get vending machine sized Sour Patch Kids at Costco Business Center
posted by advicepig at 2:18 PM on September 30, 2023 [2 favorites]

You can melt gummies in a microwave.

If you did that in the bottom of a glass butter dish, say, I don’t see how you wouldn’t end up with a gummy bar — and you might get some interesting effects by using gummies of different colors.
posted by jamjam at 3:37 PM on September 30, 2023 [1 favorite]