Runts

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A lineup of Runts from the late nineties

Runts (also known as Fruit Runts) are hard candies sold by Nestlé under their Willy Wonka Candy Company brand. First seen on the market in 1982, they are fruit flavored candies in the shape of their respective fruits. Original Runts have a hard candy shell with a somewhat powdery center (the center being the consistency of the more-familiar SweeTarts).

[edit] Past and Current Runts

The original lineup of Runts included banana, orange, cherry, strawberry, and lime. In the late nineties, watermelon, and blue raspberry were added, and lime was removed. Starting in 2007, the flavors for Runts were orange, banana, strawberry, mango, and pineapple. Starting in 2009 the flavors for Runts were changed to orange, banana, strawberry, grape, and green apple.

[edit] Runt Varieties

In the 1990s there was a variation known as "Tropical Runts" available. The blue raspberry and watermelon Runts originated in this candy. A similar variant, "Rock'n Runts", contained watermelon, pineapple, lemon, raspberry, and grape flavors.

There is also a soft and chewy version of Runts known as Chewy Runts.

[edit] Ingredients and Nutrition Information

Ingredients include: Dextrose, maltodextrin, and less than 2% of corn syrup, malic acid, calcium sterate, carnauba wax, artificial flavors, color added, red 40 lake, yellow 5, yellow 5 lake, yellow 6. (Note these are the ingredients listed on the back of the box.)

As stated by the Wonka website the box comes in two sizes: Theater size (7 oz.) and single box (1.8 oz.)

Nutrition facts: Serv size: 12 pieces, servings: about 3.5, amount per serving calories: 60, total fat: 0g (0% DV) Sodium: 0 mg (0% DV) total carb: 14g (5% DV) sugars: 13g protein: 0g (Percent daily values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.) Taken off the box.