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Jelly Belly jelly beans are created with over 100 flavors using a starch molding process, including unique ones like draught beer and stinky socks, while maintaining authenticity in details like creating specks on the pear-flavored beans. Snickers bars, inspired by the Mars family horse, are made with milk chocolate, peanuts, caramel, and nougat, selling over $2 billion annually and requiring 7550 cows for milk daily.

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  • Jelly Belly jelly beans are known for their unique flavors, with a meticulous process that involves flavoring both the candy shell and the inside of the bean, showcasing a commitment to authenticity and attention to detail in production.
  • McDonald's fries undergo a complex process involving soaking, blanching, frying, and freezing, traveling vast distances globally, highlighting the extensive logistical operations behind a seemingly simple fast-food item.

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Recent questions

  • How are Jelly Belly jelly beans made?

    They are made through a starch molding process.

  • What is the process of making McDonald's fries?

    Soaking potato strips, blanching, frying, and freezing.

  • How are Snickers bars made?

    Mixing milk chocolate, peanuts, caramel, and nougat.

  • How are Dairy Queen's soft serve ice cream cones made?

    Made with sugar, vanilla, stabilizer, and milk.

  • How are M&Ms made?

    Refining chocolate mix, coating in candy, adding colors.

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Summary

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"Jelly Belly: Unique Flavors, Detailed Process"

  • Jelly Belly jelly beans are known for their over 100 unique flavors, including unconventional ones like draught beer and stinky socks.
  • The jelly beans are made through a starch molding process using water, sugar, corn syrup, and starch.
  • Unlike most jelly bean companies, Jelly Belly flavors both the candy shell and the inside of the bean.
  • The beans are created by filling starch-covered trays with warm flavored mixtures through precise nozzles.
  • After hardening for 24 hours, the beans are showered with sugar to prevent sticking and then dusted with sweetness.
  • The beans are then panned in sugar, syrup, and additional flavoring to create the hard outer shell.
  • Jelly Belly's commitment to authenticity is seen in details like creating specks on the pear-flavored beans using black sugar crystals.
  • The beans are polished with a confectionery glaze to give them a shiny appearance before being stamped with the Jelly Belly logo.
  • Butterfinger bars are known for their crispy, crunchy texture and are made with a secret recipe involving peanut butter and corn flakes.
  • The bars are coated in chocolate and cooled before being packaged, with the entire process taking about an hour.

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McDonald's, Snickers, Dairy Queen, M&Ms, Five Guys, Cheetos

  • 100-foot long planters soak potato strips in hot water for 15 minutes to achieve the desired texture for McDonald's fries.
  • Blanchard machine ensures the fries have a fluffy baked potato-like internal texture.
  • Drying and frying blanched potatoes in vegetable oil at 400 degrees Fahrenheit creates the crispy exterior.
  • Fries undergo a quick fry at the plant and another at McDonald's for the perfect texture.
  • After frying, the fries go through a freeze tunnel to drop the temperature to 10 degrees Fahrenheit for packaging.
  • McDonald's fries are supplied to over 20 countries from a single plant, traveling the equivalent of Earth to the moon and back 600 times annually.
  • Snickers bar was created in 1930 by Frank C Mars, named after the Mars family horse, and initially sold for a nickel.
  • Mars sells over $2 billion worth of Snickers annually, maintaining the original recipe.
  • Snickers production in Waco, Texas, requires 7550 cows for milk and 71 acres of peanuts daily.
  • Snickers bars are made by mixing milk chocolate, peanuts, caramel, and nougat, then sliced, coated in chocolate, and packaged.
  • Dairy Queen workers undergo training to perfect the curl on their cones, with vanilla being the top flavor and chocolate the most popular dipping sauce.
  • Dairy Queen's soft serve ice cream is made with sugar, vanilla, stabilizer, and milk, requiring milk from over 80,000 cows annually.
  • M&Ms were inspired by chocolate pellets Forrest Mars saw in Spain, with the M standing for Forrest Mars Senior and Bernie Murray.
  • M&M Mars produces around 1 billion M&Ms daily, encircling the Earth 48 times annually if lined up.
  • M&Ms are made by refining chocolate mix, coating it in candy, adding colors, letters, and blending them before packaging.
  • Five Guys, founded by five brothers, focuses on fresh ground beef for their burgers and fries up to 100 million pounds of potatoes yearly.
  • Five Guys' fries are sliced, soaked, precooked, and fried in peanut oil for a perfect baked potato-like interior and crispy exterior.
  • Cheetos, introduced in 1948, are made from cornmeal, with the crunchy variety fried and puffs baked at Frito-Lay's factory in Frankfort, Indiana.

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Snack secrets: Cheetos and glow worms

  • Cheetos are made by mixing cornmeal with water to create a batter that goes through a top-secret extruder, giving them their unique shape.
  • The uncooked Cheetos, called Collets, are then fried at over 300 degrees to achieve their crunchy texture.
  • Aged cheddar cheese mixed with oil and seasonings gives Cheetos their distinctive orange color and flavor.
  • Gummy glow worms are made by blending gelatin, corn syrup, sugar, and water in a machine that automates the measuring process, ensuring consistent flavor and color in each batch.
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