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Pelón Pelo Rico is a popular tamarind flavored candy made under the Lorena brand by The Hershey Company in Jalisco, Mexico. It comes in regular, sour lime, and extra spicy flavors. Ingredients include sugar, water, glucose, chili powder, citric acid, xanthan gum, and tamarind extract.

The treat's name loosely translates in English to "Delicious Hair Bald". The name comes from the fact that the candy is squeezed out of a tube through a grate, producing a Medusa-like effect.

Pelon Pelo Rico is inexpensive, being sold for approximately $0.50 US at corner stores, and is commonly found in Mexican owned stores and markets.

Lead Contraversy

Pelon Pelo Rico has been implicated in the ongoing contraversy in the United States surrounding unhealthy levels of lead in imported candies. It has tested high for lead in nearly 20 percent of government tests between 1994 and 2004.[1] It has also been suspected in a number of lead poisoning cases.

In 2005 NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick ran a Pelon Pelo Rico car in the Telcel-Motorola México 200

References

  1. ^ McKim, Jenifer (2004-04-25). "Hidden Threat". Orange County Register. Retrieved 2008-06-15. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
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