Peelable Peach Appeal - Tommy & Tim White Peach Gummies

The hype has already died down, but I have a bunch of peelable fruit gummies to try this week! 

The majority of the candies I have are Peelerz, which are made by Amos Sweets. It's a brand sold in many American stores like DollarTree, Costco, and Five Below, but it's actually based in China. For some variety, I purchased these peach candies at Hung Vuong, but they're also made in China. It appears China has the American peelable gummy market on lock.

Spoiler alert for Friday's post, but unlike the other flavors I tried, this is actually easy to peel. The outer layer is firmer and distinctly different from the soft center. The "peel" is not as firm as Haribo gummies, but it's solid enough to stay in one piece while the center is soft and sticky, similar to a gumdrop. 

The "peel" has a lovely peach flavor. It so sweet that it borders on cotton candy, but the fruity peach notes are unmistakable. Not as artificial as peach rings, and not syrupy sweet like Goya nectar. It's somewhere in-between. Call me crazy, but I am also getting honey-notes. It's bright, and fruity, and perfect for spring. I really like the firm texture too! It feels like it makes the flavor last longer as you chew.  

Inside, the soft gooey center can be bitten through cleanly, it seems to have the same honey peach flavoring as the exterior, but it's leaning more towards cotton candy than it is fruity. I don't know if they are flavored entirely the same and if the change in texture is throwing me off, or if they in fact have different levels of flavoring.

Eaten together as a gummy without the peeling gimmick, the firmer outer layer gives way to the softer center so you still get to experience both textures without the mess. This is my preferred way to eat them.

As fun as it is to peel a fruit-shaped gummy, I find it very inconvenient and unsanitary. (Not to be a kill joy about it.) Peeling the candy makes my fingers sticky and bits get stuck under my nails. Imagine if a client ever walked in and saw me picking at candy with my fingers at my desk. Not a great look. I'd only ever eat these at home where I have easy access to a sink to ensure my hands were clean. So in the end, the flavor gets a 4.5 out of 5, and the peelable novelty gets a 2.5 out of 5. 

I will probably be eating the rest of this bag whole, completely side tracking the peelable factor, but the flavor payoff is great and I would still buy these again if given the chance for their flavor alone. 

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