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Bean Conned?

Learn to spot the imposters

We're being inundated with complaints that there is an impostor out there in the world of jelly beans. This fake Jelly Belly is even pretending to copy some of your favourite flavours!

Have you Bean Conned?

If you are a longstanding fan of Jelly Belly jelly beans, you’ll probably be aware that there is another jelly bean company out there that has tried to copy the Jelly Belly brand. That’s bad enough but when we receive the customer complaints for these inferior beans it’s the ultimate insult! Have you bean conned? Make sure you aren’t ever again! Read on.

Try our Bean Conned Questionnaire!

It’s fun, it’s easy and it’s your protection against inferior jelly beans!

Know Your Beans?

...Make sure you do! There are a number of other Jelly Belly branded products so it is important for you to always look for the name and to recognise the logo on the packaging...

Fallen foul of fakes?

We receive emails all the time from fans who resent that they have Bean Conned by another jelly bean company. The fake Jelly Belly beans have even copied the names of some of your favourite flavours. By the time you have tasted one of these pirate jelly beans, your Jelly Belly taste buds have been sullied and scorned – sometimes with devastating results. Jelly Belly are made from the finest ingredients, have just four calories each and are free from fat, dairy, wheat and gluten. They are suitable for vegetarians and are a certified Kosher confectionery.

PLEASE, PLEASE be careful. Protect your taste buds and do not accept anything other than Jelly Belly jelly beans.

How can you tell the difference?

The Look

The look of Jelly Belly jelly beans is highly polished, perfectly shaped and they come in an array of absolutely stunning bright colours. On each and every single of the Official 50 flavours of the original Jelly Belly jelly beans the name is carefully inscribed. As the mark is imprinted in white, it will be difficult to see it on Cream Soda, Vanilla and Coconut Jelly Belly beans because obviously they are white to begin with.

If you don’t see the name on the bean, it’s NOT one of our original Jelly Belly jelly beans!!

These pretenders to our throne have gone to great lengths to look the same as Jelly Belly jelly beans but obviously have a different name printed on them. Look carefully. Don’t be conned.

What if you have bean conned?

Believe it or not, many retailers have bean conned too! The first thing you should do is go back and tell the folk at the shop that sold you the jelly beans that they are definitely not Jelly Belly. They need to know. Also, write and tell us what happened and we'll put your sorry story on the website so other people can be warned. And do check our stockist list for the Jelly Belly retailer closest to where you work or live, or buy your supply online.

The Taste

Jelly Belly jelly beans are the Original Gourmet Jelly Bean®. They are created with the very best available ingredients and wherever possible these are sourced naturally – pure fruit purees for instance and perfect chocolate, vanilla and coffee essence.

In order to establish the greatest intensity of flavour, Jelly Belly beans can take up to 21 days to create. The important thing about Jelly Belly jelly beans is that the flavour is captured in the shell and then carries straight on through to the centre.

They are absolutely delicious, really REALLY real and the ultimate taste adventure. For TASTE’S SAKE don’t be conned by the cheap rip-offs!

Recipes

Then of course there are the Jelly Belly recipes. By bringing together different flavours of Jelly Belly jelly beans there is almost no end to the combinations that can be created to your own specific favourite tastes.

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The Flavours

There are 50 official Jelly Belly bean flavours but as all good fans know there is continuous exploration with flavours and a number of "rookies" are always being trialled at any one time.

Jelly Belly also has a fantastic range of Sour flavours as well which are massively growing in popularity.

For those with food sensitivities to certain ingredients, Jelly Belly has recently recently introduced a range of beans that are made without any artificial flavours and colourings.

These are available in all M&S SIMPLY FOOD outlets and will soon be more widely available under the Beanaturals® range. The deliciousness just goes on and on! However, please note that Beanaturals do not yet have the Jelly Belly imprint on each bean. Make sure you are especially vigilant to check that the packaging has the Jelly Belly logo and trademark clearly displayed.

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