"The jellies in this TJ's boxed offering are round discs covered in coarse sugar, coming in cherry, pear, mango, and peach flavors. As far as texture goes, they represented the slightly toothsome yet soft consistency of a jelly candy. The sugar coating gave a nice crunchy contrast, but even the best texture couldn't make up for their flavor. We wanted to give these candies points for originality, as pear isn't a flavor you see every day."
"Unfortunately, when we bit into the pear gummy, we were overwhelmed by a medicinal, almost herbal, taste that made us want to spit it out. If anything, the taste bordered on licorice, but that would be putting it nicely. Even after sampling a more conventional cherry gummy, we couldn't taste fruit at all. In fact, a medicinal cherry flavor was actually the last straw."
"While some Trader Joe's customers enjoyed these unconventional jelly candies, we found many that didn't. One Reddit poster wrote about this snack, "There is definitely a strong floral note," while another Reddit user described the flavors in the comments as tasting "candle-y." Many online cried out against Trader Joe's supposed false advertisement, claiming that the flavors had been mixed up. Another Redditor stated, "I found that none of them tasted like their alleged flavors,""
Nine gummy candies were tasted and ranked for taste and texture, seeking fruity sweet flavors and soft, delicately chewy consistencies. Trader Joe's Fruit Jellies Candy ranked the lowest. The jellies are round discs covered in coarse sugar and come in cherry, pear, mango, and peach flavors. The texture is slightly toothsome yet soft, and the sugar coating provides a crunchy contrast. The pear gummy produced an overwhelming medicinal, almost herbal taste resembling licorice, and the cherry gummy also tasted medicinal rather than fruity. Online reactions were mixed, with many describing floral or candle-like notes and accusing the product of mislabeling flavors.
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