The word that comes to mind when I bite into these gummy mangoes is pleasure. The texture, flavour and even the look of this candy is beautiful. There’s nothing unpleasant about these gummies in any way and I look forward to the possibility that I might eat another. I’m not sure you could call them perfect, but they’re very, very good. I might even say that they’re one of the best gummy candies I’ve ever eaten. The package mentions that it won an award by the “International Taste Institute” and while I don’t really know what that is, I agree with their assessment.

Because gummies are such a versatile medium to make candy, what I look for when I’m eating a gummy is that the design (shape) of the treat works with the flavour. In this case they made a gummy that’s shaped like a 3D mango, and it’s most certainly mango flavoured. The next thing I think about is how close a gummy tastes like the food or theme it’s representing. In this case it tastes very much like mango, and that makes sense since the ingredient list says it contains 68% mango. So it both tastes and kind of looks like mangoes.

The texture is probably the only thing that didn’t match with the actual fruit, but it’s still pretty good. In the world of gummy candies I would say that this is closest to a jelly. Jellies are very soft and your teeth just sink right into them when you bite down lightly. This is probably the closest a gummy candy could be to a real mango, so it totally works.

My only complaints are pretty basic. Texture wise I had a bit of a problem. For some reason they coated these mangoes with a thin layer of granulated sugar. It’s a really small detail, but it did give these very delicate gummy a slight gritty feeling. I think the sugar is probably there to keep them from sticking to their wrappers (I should note that each gummy is individually wrapped). The other thing that kind of turned me off a bit is the fact that they’re sort of promoting it as being healthy. While there is a lot of good (even vegan) ingredients in this candy, there is a lot of sugar too. It’s not that these are horrible for you, but they’re not really healthy either.

Even though there were a few small flaws, these gummies are fantastic and I could not recommend them more.