If you love fruity soda, you probably love Jarritos. The Mexican soda brand sweetens its bevs with real sugar (which soda people love) and has a lot of flavors in its lineup, from grapefruit to guava and even a Mexican cola some say rivals Mexican Coke (we’re into it). I can say from experience that nothing goes with a plate of al pastor tacos quite like a bottle of lime Jarritos, although I wouldn’t turn up my nose at mandarin or tamarind, either.
Given that the brand specializes in candy-sweet sodas, their expansion into the candy realm doesn’t seem like much of a stretch, so we were pret-ty excited to try new Jarritos Gummies. Do they live up to their carbonated liquid counterparts? We grabbed a bag to find out.
Pros: First of all, Jarritos Gummies are adorable. They look like little glass bottles filled with colorful liquid. If you love the whimsy of Haribo Happy Cola but you want more variety, you’re going to be super into these. They come in six flavors: lime, pineapple, mango, mandarin orange, fruit punch, and tamarind. The lime is especially tangy and delicious, and the mango is really fresh and fruity-tasting, too. Tamarind is a wild card, but it works. Mush like Haribo, Jarritos Gummies have a very firm chew—they aren’t for the weak of tooth or spirit. And they’re made by Canel’s, which is another Mexican brand (you’d probably recognize their Chiclet-like gum) and we think that’s nice.
Cons: I know I already praised the stacked assortment of flavors in a bag of Jarritos Gummies, but I am an ugly American and I always want more, more, more. How about grapefruit? Or guava? Or c’mon—Mexican cola gummies?? People would lose their minds for those. If they decided to expand, we’d be stoked.
Howdy! I’m Gwynedd, Sporked’s managing editor. I live in Los Angeles and have access to the best tacos the U.S. has to offer—but I’m a sucker for a crunchy Old El Paso taco night every now and then. I’ve been at Sporked since 2022 and I’m still searching frozen mozzarella sticks that can hold a candle to restaurant sticks.
Why you should trust me: I’ve been a journalist for 20 years (yikes), a consumer of food for 40-plus years, and I’m truly hard pressed to think of foods I don’t like (or that I can’t tolerate at the very least). Oh and one time I cooked my way through Guy Fieri’s cookbook and wrote about the journey through Flavortown.
What I buy every week: Trader Joe’s Original Savory Thins. Fat free plain yogurt (usually Fage or Nancy’s). Honeycrisp apples. Sweet cream coffee creamer for my at-home Americanos. A frozen cauliflower crust pizza and some jarred mushrooms to top it with. Old El Paso Stand ‘N Stuff taco shells and Gardein Ground Be’f, even though I think “be’f” is a nightmarish contraction.
Favorite ranking: Stouffer’s frozen dinners. I don’t own a microwave (I get my cancers the old fashioned way!), so I love taste testing things that I don’t really buy to eat at home.
Least favorite ranking: Soy sauce. Don’t get me wrong, I love soy sauce—but consuming that much sodium in one sitting is probably illegal in some countries. Our frozen enchilada taste test was a close second; the smell of microwaved corn tortillas still haunts me.
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