Gummi candy,
gummy candy,
gummies, or
jelly sweets are a broad category of
gelatin-based, chewy candies. In the United States and Germany,
gummi bears are the most popular and best known of the gummi candies. Other common shapes include bottles, worms, frogs, hamburgers, sharks, toy soldiers, full-size rats, large human body parts (hearts, feet, faces),
Ampelmännchen and
Smurfs.