Sour Patch Kids
It's from 1985, before you were born.
- Maker
- Mondelēz International
- Type
- Sour gummy candy
- Debuted
- 1985 (as Sour Patch Kids)
- Note
- "sour then sweet"
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About
As of 2026, it's 41 years old.
Sour Patch Kids have a whole personality arc built into every piece: 'first they're sour, then they're sweet,' which is also a fair description of a toddler. The soft gummy people are coated in face-scrunching sour sugar before mellowing into a chewy, fruity payoff.
Renamed in 1985 and fronted by mischievous little troublemakers, they became a movie-theater and Halloween staple for people who like a candy with a slight attitude problem.
Tangy, chewy, and lovably difficult, Sour Patch Kids is the candy that insults you and then apologizes in the same bite.
Sour Patch Kids through the years
Renamed Sour Patch Kids
Sour-then-sweet gummies in a kid shape, built on the brand's tagline.
A movie-theater mainstay
The sour-to-sweet bite keeps it a candy-aisle favorite.
