Lemonheads
Sour shell, sweet centre, one flavour only.
- CategoryAmerican
- First appeared1960s
- CountryUnited States
- How it is madePanned
What it is
A round yellow sweet with a sour lemon shell and a sweeter chewy centre. Uncompromisingly lemon, with no other flavour in the box.
Taste
Where it comes from
Lemonheads were created in Chicago in 1962 by Nello Ferrara, of the Ferrara Pan Candy Company, who named them after his newborn son whose head the family joked was lemon shaped. They are made by the cold panning method, which the company had used since the 1900s.
What it's made of
A soft centre is tumbled in a rotating pan while sugar syrup and lemon flavour are added in layers, building the shell. They are then polished with wax and confectioner's glaze.
Ingredients and allergens
Ingredients
Sugar, Corn Syrup, Citric Acid, Lemon Juice from Concentrate, Confectioner's Glaze (Shellac), Natural and Artificial Flavor, Acacia (Gum Arabic), Modified Food Starch (Corn), Carnauba Wax, Tartrazine (E102), White Mineral Oil. This product was manufactured in a facility where <strong>milk</strong>, <strong>eggs</strong>, <strong>almonds</strong>, coconut, <strong>peanuts</strong> and <strong>SOYA</strong> are used in the production of other products. May contain <strong>MILK</strong>, <strong>EGG</strong>, <strong>PEANUTS</strong>, TREE <strong>NUTS</strong>, <strong>SOYA</strong>. E102 may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children.
Allergens
May contain: Milk, Eggs, Peanuts, Tree nuts, Soya
