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right|thumb|290px|A slab of Sparkle Cherry Laffy Taffy

Laffy Taffy is an American brand of taffy candies produced by the Ferrara Candy Company, a subsidiary of Ferrero. The candies are small (about ), individually wrapped taffy rectangles available in a variety of colors and fruit flavors, Some jokes are pun-based, such as "What is Labor Day? – That's when moms have their babies." Others are based on silly word play, such as "What's an owl's favorite subject? – Owlgebra." The jokes are a mix of ones sent in by fans and popular puns identified through research. In 2022, Laffy Taffy held a joke writing contest in which they received 6,500 submissions. They selected the top 101 jokes to add to their joke depository. Ferrero folded the acquired brands into the operations of the Ferrara Candy Company in 2019, and increased investment in marketing and production over the subsequent years.

Ingredients

Ingredients vary by flavor. The following ingredients are shown on the Laffy Taffy website:

  • Corn syrup
  • Hydrogenated coconut oil

The following are less than 2%:

  • Malic acid
  • Egg Albumen
  • Sodium Alganate
  • Calcium Acetate
  • Monogylcerides
  • Natural Flavor
  • Various coloring depending on product - Blue 1, Red 3, Yellow 5 etc.

Amounts of the following depend on the flavor, color, and size of each individual piece:

  • Sugar
  • Palm oil
  • Diglycerides
  • Soy Lecithin
  • Hydrogenated Cottonseed oil
  • Egg

References

  • Wonka official website
  • LaffyTaffy website