{"title":"Japanese Candy","description":"\u003cp\u003eHard Japanese sweets you suck or crunch, from konpeito's spiked sugar crystals to herb candies. For sweets made with chocolate, see \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/chocolate\"\u003eJapanese Chocolate\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"kasugai-konpeito-japanese-sugar-candy-76g","title":"Kasugai Konpeito Japanese Sugar Candy 76g Bag","description":"\u003cp\u003eKonpeito is sugar: spiked, coloured crystals grown slowly rather than moulded. The taste is clean and simple, closer to the middle of a boiled sweet than to a fruit lolly. Buy it if you want a sweet you look at as much as eat. If you are expecting each colour to be its own flavour, Japanese buyers who have sorted them by colour and eaten them separately report one taste: the colours are there for looks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the pack: こんぺいとう. If you first met these in \u003cem\u003eSpirited Away\u003c\/em\u003e, this is the same sweet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you're getting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo two pieces are the same shape: each one has its own number and length of spikes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout 1.5 cm across, which is large for konpeito. You get a proper crunch rather than a sprinkle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt crunches rather than cracks, and the sweetness is soft and comes on slowly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe bag closes again with a zip along the top, and it needs to: sugar draws in damp air and the pieces will stick together in an open bag.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAllergens\u003c\/strong\u003e: We have not been able to confirm the allergen panel for this pack; read the pack's own label before you buy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you don't finish the bag as sweets, they work as sugar: drop two into hot tea or coffee, where they melt slowly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJapanese emergency-ration tins have packed konpeito alongside hard biscuits since about the 1930s: the sugar is quick energy, and it brings up saliva so the dry biscuit is easier to swallow.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kasugai","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48311748526306,"sku":"SH-SNK-0049","price":4.39,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/1312\/5858\/files\/kasugai-konpeito-bag-front.webp?v=1789298671"},{"product_id":"ryukakusan-nodo-sukkiri-herbal-candy","title":"Ryukakusan Nodo Sukkiri Herbal Candy 88g Bag","description":"\u003cp\u003eA hard herb candy from Ryukakusan with a strong, slightly medicinal herbal taste and a cool, minty note. Buy it if you like a sweet with a bite of herbs. If you want a fruity lolly, this is the wrong bag, and if you want the herbs with a mild milk flavour, the gold 120max bag is the other one: it adds milk, 20% more herb powder, and royal jelly and propolis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the pack: 龍角散ののどすっきり飴, in a blue bag. Ryukakusan is said \"ryoo-kah-koo-sahn\". Nodo sukkiri is the name of the range, and sukkiri means fresh and clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you're getting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe first taste is strongly herbal, close to medicinal.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe cool, minty note is mild rather than icy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe herb powder, made with quince and chamomile, is worked into the candy itself rather than coated on, so the herb taste lasts while it dissolves.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLoose candies in a zip pouch, not individually wrapped. Once it is open, keep the zip shut and the bag away from heat and damp, because warmth and humidity affect the candies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAllergens\u003c\/strong\u003e: the maker declares none. Read the pack's own label before you rely on ours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a sweet, not Ryukakusan's medicine: the maker sells it as candy, with no dose and nothing it treats, and it is mostly sugar.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ryukakusan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67608843124962,"sku":"SH-SNK-0086","price":5.49,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/1312\/5858\/files\/ryukakusan-nodo-sukkiri-blue-bag-front.webp?v=1791682782"},{"product_id":"ryukakusan-nodo-sukkiri-120max-herbal-milk-candy","title":"Ryukakusan Nodo Sukkiri 120max Herbal Milk Candy 88g","description":"\u003cp\u003eA hard herb candy from Ryukakusan with a mild milk flavour over the herbs. Buy it if you want Ryukakusan's herbal taste in a milder, milky form. If you avoid milk or bee products, this is the wrong bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the pack: 龍角散ののどすっきり飴 120max, in a gold bag. Ryukakusan is said \"ryoo-kah-koo-sahn\". Nodo sukkiri is the name of the range, and sukkiri means fresh and clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you're getting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe milk softens the herbal edge, though the first taste is still herbal and slightly medicinal.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e120max is the bag with 20% more of the herb powder than the blue original, finished in a mild milk flavour.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe herb powder, made with quince and chamomile, is worked into the candy itself rather than coated on, so the taste lasts while it dissolves.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLoose candies in a zip pouch, not individually wrapped. Once it is open, keep the zip shut and the bag away from heat and damp, or the candies can stick together.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAllergens\u003c\/strong\u003e: milk. Read the pack's own label before you rely on ours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlso on the label\u003c\/strong\u003e: royal jelly and propolis, both made by bees. Royal jelly has been reported to cause severe allergic reactions, in rare cases fatal, especially in people with asthma or allergies. Propolis can also cause severe allergic reactions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a sweet, not Ryukakusan's medicine: the maker sells it as candy, with no dose and nothing it treats.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ryukakusan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67608847319266,"sku":"SH-SNK-0087","price":6.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/1312\/5858\/files\/ryukakusan-nodo-sukkiri-120max-gold-bag-front.webp?v=1791684667"},{"product_id":"kasugai-china-marble-hard-candy","title":"Kasugai China Marble Japanese Hard Candy 103g Bag","description":"\u003cp\u003eRound sugar balls too hard to bite, so you suck each one slowly and it lasts a long time. Think of a gobstopper or jawbreaker with a plain, gentle sugar taste and no fruit flavour: the colouring is the only difference between the balls, so every colour tastes the same. Buy it if you want a sweet that lasts; if you want a fruity lolly or something to crunch, this is the wrong bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the pack: ちゃいなマーブル, said \"chai-na mah-boo-roo\". It has nothing to do with the country. Here \u003cem\u003echina\u003c\/em\u003e means porcelain, because the balls are as hard as porcelain, and \u003cem\u003emarble\u003c\/em\u003e is for their shine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you're getting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon't bite one. The ball is made to resist your teeth, and biting it risks a chipped tooth, so suck it until it is gone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach ball is built of thin sugar layers, and it shrinks slowly as you suck it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLoose, unwrapped balls in a bag that zips shut again, so there are no wrappers to deal with.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe colours come mixed, but a bag may not hold every one of them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAllergens\u003c\/strong\u003e: none declared. It is made in a factory that also makes products containing milk. Read the pack's own label before you rely on ours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlso on the label\u003c\/strong\u003e: a glazing agent that is not named, so it may be shellac, which comes from insects.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKeep the bag away from small children: a hard, round ball like this can lodge in a child's throat.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kasugai","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67656112931042,"sku":"SH-SNK-0092","price":5.13,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/1312\/5858\/files\/kasugai-china-marble-103g-bag-front.webp?v=1791714542"},{"product_id":"kasugai-hokkaido-matcha-milk-candy","title":"Kasugai Hokkaido Matcha Milk Hard Candy 81g Bag","description":"\u003cp\u003eHard milk lollies flavoured with matcha, Japan's powdered green tea. There is more milk in them than matcha: the milk powders, condensed milk and cream all come before the green tea powder on the list. Buy them if you like a milky, sweet matcha flavour; if you want a strong, bitter matcha hit, this is probably the wrong bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the pack: 北海道 抹茶みるく飴.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you're getting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe cream and condensed milk come from Hokkaido, Japan's northern island; the matcha comes from Nishio, a city in Aichi prefecture in central Japan.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA hard candy to suck slowly, not a soft or chewy lolly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKasugai, a candy maker from Nagoya in Aichi, makes this one for shops outside Japan; it is not part of Kasugai's range for Japanese shops.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe ingredients and allergens on the back of the bag are printed in English, so you can check them without reading Japanese.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAllergens\u003c\/strong\u003e: milk and soy. Read the pack's own label before you rely on ours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKeep the bag away from small children: a hard candy can lodge in a small child's throat.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kasugai","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67656189182178,"sku":"SH-SNK-0093","price":5.12,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/1312\/5858\/files\/kasugai-hokkaido-matcha-milk-candy-81g-bag-front.webp?v=1791714865"},{"product_id":"pine-ame-pineapple-candy","title":"Pine Ame Pineapple Ring Hard Candy 110g Bag","description":"\u003cp\u003ePineapple hard candies shaped like a slice of tinned pineapple, each one a flat ring with a hole in the middle. They taste sweet and sour, with a clear pineapple flavour, and they are not sickly sweet. Buy them if you like a fruity boiled lolly you can suck slowly; if you want a soft or chewy sweet, this is the wrong bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the pack: パインアメ, with PINEAPPLE CANDY in English. Pine Ame is said \"pine ah-meh\": Pine is the maker's name, and ame means candy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you're getting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA flat hard candy, so it sits easily on the tongue.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe rim has small ridges you can feel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSucked slowly, it keeps its hole until near the end.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach candy is wrapped on its own. The 110 g on the pack includes the wrappers, which works out at about 22 candies a bag.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNear the end, as the ring wears thin, the edge can turn sharp enough to catch your tongue.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAllergens\u003c\/strong\u003e: milk, from the skim milk powder in the candy. Read the pack's own label before you rely on ours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe hole is there for the look: blowing through it makes no sound, so it is not a whistle sweet. Keep the bag away from small children, because a hard candy can lodge in a small child's throat.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67656651276514,"sku":"SH-SNK-0094","price":6.17,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/1312\/5858\/files\/pine-ame-pineapple-candy-110g-bag-front.webp?v=1791715052"},{"product_id":"pine-orange-ame-candy","title":"Pine Orange Ame Ring-Shaped Hard Candy 110g Bag","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrange hard candies, each one a flat ring with a hole in the middle, the same shape as the pineapple candy from the same maker, Pine. They taste sweet and orangey, with only a little sourness. Buy them if you like a gentle fruit lolly to suck slowly; if you want a sharp, sour orange hit, this is the wrong bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the pack: オレンジアメ, with ORANGE CANDY in English. Ame (said \"ah-meh\") means candy, and Pine is the maker's name, not the fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you're getting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLess sour than Pine's pineapple candy, so it suits someone who finds that one too sharp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade with orange juice, and with no milk among the ingredients, unlike the pineapple candy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe ring is easy to keep on the tongue.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach candy is wrapped on its own. The 110 g on the pack includes the wrappers, which works out at about 20 candies a bag.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAllergens\u003c\/strong\u003e: orange, from the orange juice in it. Australia's allergen list has no orange category, so the Australian label's allergen statement will not show it. Check the ingredient list; ours is the fuller list.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMay contain\u003c\/strong\u003e: milk, so it is not one for a milk allergy even though milk is not an ingredient.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKeep the bag away from small children, because a hard candy can lodge in a small child's throat.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67656651899106,"sku":"SH-SNK-0095","price":6.51,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/1312\/5858\/files\/pine-orange-ame-candy-110g-bag-front.webp?v=1791785889"},{"product_id":"ribbon-hokkaido-soft-milk-candy","title":"Ribon Hokkaido Soft Chewy Milk Candy 110g Bag","description":"\u003cp\u003eSoft, chewy milk candies with a rich, sweet milk taste, closer to a soft caramel than to a hard lolly. The cream, butter and condensed milk in them come from Hokkaido, Japan's northern island. Buy them if you like milk caramels; if you want a sweet that is not very sweet, this is the wrong bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the pack: 北海道ソフト, with Hokkaido Soft in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you're getting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA chew, not a candy to suck: it is soft enough to bite straight away and easy to eat.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt can stick to your teeth a little, as a soft caramel does.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe candies themselves are made by Ribon in Aichi, in central Japan, not in Hokkaido.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach candy is wrapped on its own. The 110 g on the pack includes the wrappers, which works out at about 25 small candies a bag.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAllergens\u003c\/strong\u003e: milk, wheat and soy. Read the pack's own label before you rely on ours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlso on the label\u003c\/strong\u003e: gelatine, and Ribon does not say what animal it comes from.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ribon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67656651964642,"sku":"SH-SNK-0096","price":7.09,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/1312\/5858\/files\/ribbon-hokkaido-soft-milk-candy-110g-bag-front.webp?v=1791788944"},{"product_id":"kasugai-japanese-jelly-beans","title":"Kasugai Japanese Jelly Beans Seven Fruit Flavours 76g","description":"\u003cp\u003eJapanese jelly beans in seven fruit flavours, each a crisp sugar shell around a chewy centre set with agar rather than gelatine. Agar is a jelly made from seaweed, and these beans are chewier than the soft gourmet kind. Buy them if you like a jelly bean with real chew; if you want the soft gourmet kind, this is the wrong bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the pack: ゼリービンズ (zeh-ree-bins), with JELLY BEANS in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you're getting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrawberry, melon, peach, grape, orange, banana and lemon.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVery sweet: glucose syrup and sugar are the first two ingredients.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn everyday supermarket sweet in Japan, often bought for children.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe bag has a zip along the top and closes again.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAllergens\u003c\/strong\u003e: milk, from the lactose in the beans. Read the pack's own label before you rely on ours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlso on the label\u003c\/strong\u003e: artificial colours tartrazine (102), sunset yellow (110), allura red (129) and brilliant blue (133), and red cabbage colour. The glazing agent is not named, so it may be shellac, which comes from insects.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThey can stick to your teeth, so go gently if you have dental fillings.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kasugai","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67657240936674,"sku":"SH-SNK-0097","price":4.7,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/1312\/5858\/files\/kasugai-jelly-beans-76g-bag-front.webp?v=1791790551"},{"product_id":"kanro-pure-gummy-grape","title":"Kanro Pure Gummy Grape Japanese Sweet Sour Gummies 56g","description":"\u003cp\u003eHeart-shaped grape gummies from Japan, each one coated in a sour powder over a sweet grape chew. Kanro describes the grape as the gently sour one of its three everyday Puré flavours, and Puré is Japan's best-selling gummy brand by sales (Intage, a Japanese retail-sales tracker, October 2024 to September 2025). Buy it if you like a sour coat that gives way to a sweet fruit chew; if you want a gummy with no powder on it, this is the wrong bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the pack: ピュレグミ (pyu-reh goo-mee), with Puré and GRAPE in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you're getting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe sour, slightly gritty coat comes first, then a sweet grape gummy underneath.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirmness divides people: some find it soft, others find it firm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou can taste the grape under the sweetness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe pieces are hearts, and now and then a star-shaped one turns up in the bag.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAllergens\u003c\/strong\u003e: none of the major allergens are in the ingredients, but it is made on equipment that also handles milk. Read the pack's own label before you rely on ours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlso on the label\u003c\/strong\u003e: the gummies are set with gelatine, an animal product, and the pack does not say which animal. Anyone who avoids animal products should skip it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKeep the bag out of the sun and away from heat and humidity, as the pack says: in a warm room the coating can melt and the pieces stick together in one clump. The Puré Premium bags are a different, centre-filled gummy; this is the everyday one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kanro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67696881434850,"sku":"SH-SNK-0108","price":4.92,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/1312\/5858\/files\/kanro-pure-gummy-grape-56g-bag-front.webp?v=1792023571"},{"product_id":"kanro-pure-gummy-lemon","title":"Kanro Pure Gummy Lemon Japanese Sweet Sour Gummies 56g","description":"\u003cp\u003eHeart-shaped lemon gummies from Japan, each one coated in a sour powder over a sweet lemon chew. Lemon has been on sale since Puré began in 2002, and Puré is Japan's best-selling gummy brand by sales (Intage, a Japanese retail-sales tracker, October 2024 to September 2025). Buy it if you like a sour lolly that turns sweet as you chew; if you want one that stays fiercely sour all the way through, this is the wrong bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the pack: ピュレグミ (pyu-reh goo-mee), with LEMON in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you're getting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe sour, slightly gritty coat comes first, then the gummy underneath turns sweet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSour but fresh, and mild enough that some people want it sourer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirmness divides people: some find it soft, others find it firm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe pieces are hearts, and now and then a star-shaped one turns up in the bag.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt tastes of lemon juice, though a few people find it closer to lemon tea.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAllergens\u003c\/strong\u003e: none of the major allergens are in the ingredients, but it is made on equipment that also handles milk. Read the pack's own label before you rely on ours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlso on the label\u003c\/strong\u003e: the gummies are set with gelatine, an animal product, and the pack does not say which animal. Anyone who avoids animal products should skip it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKeep the bag out of the sun and away from heat and humidity, as the pack says: in a warm room the coating can melt and the pieces stick together in one clump. 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Buy it if you like a sour hit before the sweet; if a sour coat is the part you dislike, this is the wrong bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the pack: ピュレグミ (pyu-reh goo-mee), with MUSCAT in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you're getting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA fresh green-grape flavour under a sour, slightly gritty coat.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe coat is sour enough that some people find it too much.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe pieces are hearts, and now and then a star-shaped one turns up in the bag.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKanro took the grape paste out of the recipe in March 2026, and Australian stock can be either the older or the newer bag.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAllergens\u003c\/strong\u003e: none of the major allergens are in the ingredients, but it is made on equipment that also handles milk. Read the pack's own label before you rely on ours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlso on the label\u003c\/strong\u003e: the gummies are set with gelatine, an animal product, and the pack does not say which animal. Anyone who avoids animal products should skip it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKeep the bag out of the sun and away from heat and humidity, as the pack says: in a warm room the coating can melt and the pieces stick together in one clump. 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Tsubu means a small bead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you're getting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirm and bouncy to bite.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe sugar coat keeps your fingers clean.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe beads are small enough to eat two flavours at once and taste the mix.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe taste is sweet rather than sour, and it is lolly fruit rather than fresh fruit: there is fruit juice in the gummies, and flavouring too.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAllergens\u003c\/strong\u003e: contains milk, soy, peach and apple; the milk is lactose. Australia's allergen chart has no peach or apple category, so peach and apple cannot appear in the pack's allergen box here. Check the ingredients, not the chart; ours is the fuller list.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlso on the label\u003c\/strong\u003e: the gummies are set with gelatine, an animal product, and the pack does not say which animal. The glazing agent (the coating that gives sweets a shine) is not named, so it may be shellac, which comes from insects. Anyone who avoids animal products should skip it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKeep the bag below 28 °C and out of the sun, as the pack's storage line says.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kasugai","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67701756362978,"sku":"SH-SNK-0111","price":4.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/1312\/5858\/files\/kasugai-tsubugumi-fruit-gummies-80g-bag-front.webp?v=1792026106"},{"product_id":"kasugai-tsubugumi-yoghurt-gummies","title":"Kasugai Tsubugumi Japanese Yoghurt Gummies 75g","description":"\u003cp\u003eSmall, firm gummies from Japan in a sugar coat, five yoghurt flavours mixed in one 75 g bag: strawberry, blueberry, apple, aloe and plain. Each one tastes sweet with a mild yoghurt tang. Buy it if you like a gummy with real chew and a creamy, tangy taste; if you want a fizzy or sour gummy, this is the wrong bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the pack: つぶグミ ヨーグルト (tsoo-boo goo-mee yoh-goo-ruto), with TSUBU GUMI in English. Tsubu means a small bead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you're getting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA sugar shell over a firm, bouncy gummy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAloe, as in aloe vera, is the unusual flavour in the mix.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe beads are small enough to eat two flavours at once and taste the mix.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere is no fruit juice in it: the fruit tastes come from flavouring.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAllergens\u003c\/strong\u003e: contains milk and soy; the milk is lactose. Read the pack's own label before you rely on ours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlso on the label\u003c\/strong\u003e: the gummies are set with gelatine, an animal product, and the pack does not say which animal. The glazing agent (the coating that gives sweets a shine) is not named, so it may be shellac, which comes from insects. Anyone who avoids animal products should skip it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKeep the bag below 28 °C and out of the sun, as the pack's storage line says.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kasugai","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67701757116642,"sku":"SH-SNK-0112","price":4.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/1312\/5858\/files\/kasugai-tsubugumi-yoghurt-gummies-75g-bag-front.webp?v=1792026338"},{"product_id":"kasugai-tsubugumi-katai-soda","title":"Kasugai Tsubugumi Katai Soda Hard Gummies 70g","description":"\u003cp\u003eSmall soda-flavoured gummies from Japan, made harder and chewier than Kasugai's ordinary Tsubugumi gummies, in a 70 g bag. Katai means hard. Buy it if you like a gummy you have to work at; if you want a soft, quick chew, this is the wrong bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the pack: つぶグミ カタイソーダ (tsoo-boo goo-mee ka-tie soh-da). Tsubu means a small bead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you're getting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe badge かたさ2倍 on the pack means twice as firm as ordinary Tsubugumi: the centre takes a proper bite.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoda flavours, including cola and grape soda.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome people find it less hard than the name suggests.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe beads are small, so you can eat a few at a time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAllergens\u003c\/strong\u003e: contains milk and soy; the milk is lactose. Read the pack's own label before you rely on ours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlso on the label\u003c\/strong\u003e: made in a factory that also handles prawn, wheat and peanut. The gummies are set with gelatine from an unstated animal, and the unnamed glazing agent (the coating that gives sweets a shine) may be shellac, from insects. Anyone who avoids animal products should skip it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKeep the bag below 28 °C and out of the sun, as the pack's storage line says.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kasugai","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67701758689506,"sku":"SH-SNK-0113","price":4.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/1312\/5858\/files\/kasugai-tsubugumi-katai-soda-70g-bag-front.webp?v=1792026485"},{"product_id":"lotte-pokepuni-soda","title":"Lotte Pokepuni Soda Pokemon Mini Gummies 80g","description":"\u003cp\u003eTiny Japanese gummies moulded as Pokémon faces, in four soda flavours (lemon soda, cola, soda and grape soda), in an 80 g bag. They are springy, and the soda is a flavour, not a fizz. Buy it if you want small gummies to share with children; if you want a fizzy lolly, this is the wrong bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the pack: ポケぷに ソーダ (poh-keh poo-nee soda). Puni is the Japanese sound for something soft and squishy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you're getting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach piece weighs about a gram, much smaller than the gummies drawn on the front of the bag.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGo by colour, not face, to pick a flavour: the face does not tell you the flavour.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe faces include Pikachu, Gengar and Piplup, and not every face is in every bag.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe pieces are not wrapped: they sit loose in the bag.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAllergens\u003c\/strong\u003e: milk. Read the pack's own label before you rely on ours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlso on the label\u003c\/strong\u003e: made on equipment that also handles soy, orange, kiwifruit, banana, peach and apple. The gummies are set with gelatine from an unstated animal, and the shine coating is not named, so it may be shellac, made from insects. Anyone who avoids animal products should skip it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe bag on sale since September 2026 says 22 faces on the front and the one before it 20, with the same four flavours.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lotte","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67731215614178,"sku":"SH-SNK-0114","price":6.92,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/1312\/5858\/files\/lotte-pokepuni-soda-80g-bag-front.webp?v=1792223809"},{"product_id":"lotte-pokepuni-eevee-friends","title":"Lotte Pokepuni Eevee Friends Mini Gummies 75g","description":"\u003cp\u003eTiny Japanese gummies moulded as Eevee and its eight evolutions, in four flavours (cola, peach, pineapple and Blue \u0026amp; Hawaii, a blue pineapple-juice gummy), mixed together in one 75 g bag. The game on the pack is to eat two flavours together and guess what they turn into, but the taste may shift a little or not at all, so treat it as a guessing game rather than a new flavour. Buy it for an Eevee fan or a child who likes small gummies; if you want a gummy that really changes flavour, this is the wrong bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the pack: イーブイフレンズ ポケぷに 味進化グミ (ee-bwee fren-zoo poh-keh poo-nee, ah-jee shin-kah goo-mee). 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