Frequently Asked Questions

So, we go into this in greater detail on Our Story Page (and it’s a great story actually). But the short answer is that our founder has been making gummy bears for years because she loves them, but can’t really eat the ones on the market because of a health situation that requires daily specialized diet and lifestyle restrictions.

She didn’t want to give up this one candy, so she set out to make a recipe she could eat and give to family and friends.

Scrummy is a pretty common word in the UK, Australia, South Africa, and other places outside of the US. It means “delicious” and is also a lovely play on the word, “scrumptious”.

Many Americans were introduced to scrummy by the fabulous and revered baking queen herself, Mary Berry on The Great British Baking Show. When she found something she felt was delicious, she often called it “scrummy”.

It’s a word that conjures up delight for most of those who are familiar with it. We’ve spent a lot of time abroad and in the UK, and our co-founder is from Durban, South Africa, where there is a strong British influence and so he grew up with scrummy and all the yummy, nummy, tasty goodness associated with it.

We knew it was a gamble in using it here in the US and that there would be some people that were unfamiliar with the word.

Well, we’d like to introduce you to the sweeter side of this word. You can literally call anything that you find delicious as scrummy. A sweater, a love, a song, a memory, a feeling, a friend. The list is endless.

So, our gummy bears are sweetened with two natural sweeteners: allulose sweetener and monk fruit sweetener. Both are naturally occurring and considered zero-impact sweeteners that are suitable for keto and diabetics.

We wanted to have clean natural ingredients for our sweeteners that were proven to be keto-friendly because I eat that way for the most part.

We actually chose these unique sweeteners with keto and diabetic people in mind because we wanted no or low impact in terms of glucose response.

Monk fruit is a zero-glycemic fruit sugar, and so is allulose, but allulose also has similar properties to sugar because it’s technically a monosaccharide (like sugar), but without the impact. And together, in the right ratios, we found that they create a similar taste profile to real sugar.

This was super important because we’d tried other sweeteners along the way that were not awesome (in our experience). They either did spike blood sugar response, or they had a weird after-taste we knew many consumers wouldn’t get past. We wanted something that would appeal to EVERYONE and feel like a real treat.

From a purely selfish standpoint, our founder wanted a product she could eat 100% guilt-free, and that she could give to her children and grandchildren. She also wanted to create something that people who didn’t want to eat sugar would still enjoy and that people who couldn’t eat sugar could enjoy–without the weird after-taste.

It’s not just about keto-dieters or low-carbers, but also anyone who wants to enjoy a candy treat without the guilt or health liabilities.

Most sugar alcohols have a negative impact on the digestive system. Some of this is accumulative, and some of it can be immediate.

There are a number of sugar alcohols like maltitol, erythritol, xylitol, etc, and they are an easy go-to for making sugar-free gummy bears, but the consequence for some can be pretty intense on the digestive tract.

We invite you to go to look up “sugar-free gummy bear reviews” and read. Grab a tissue because you will probably laugh so hard, you’ll cry.

Funny? Sure. As an ingredient in our sugar-free gummy bears? Just no.

Our founder used to be able to eat foods with erythritol, but her tolerance waned and she just can’t. She found that other friends have had the same experiences and feelings too. And she stopped using xylitol years ago because it can be fatal to dogs–even in the tiniest doses. Many families have fur babies just like we do at home and it just isn’t worth the risk. So, we needed another option.

Not generally. But, oh boy! The digestive disaster in sugar-free gummy bears is legendary. So we get it.

Some of the biggest brand-name sugar-free gummy bears are sweetened with maltitol which is a sugar alcohol that can have catastrophic digestive responses for some people (me included). Like, horrific. I mean, hor-ri-fic.

In fact, you can read some reviews on Amazon.com that are super cringy and frankly, hilarious.

Many people don’t stomach most sugar alcohols well, so we skipped them entirely in the formulation of our recipe fairly early on and have been pleased with the results.

Allulose can have an effect on the digestive system in larger amounts. The recommended dosage limit is 50g a day. For perspective, our Scrummy Gummy Bears have 14g of allulose in an entire serving of 25 gummy bears.

That being said, some people don't tolerate allulose well, but that is pretty uncommon. As with any food, people can have different responses depending on their digestive system, but most people tolerate it well when they follow the serving sizes. We’ve really tried to limit ingredients that have a known digestive impact.

Our serving size is 50g which is about 25 gummy bears, and has zero grams of sugar.

The prevalence of GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) in our modern food supply chain is staggering. This was a significant concern when we decided to create a product that would go to the mass market.

We went to great lengths to ensure that these gummy bears are a truly clean, awesome product, and most of our ingredients are non-GMO and some are even non-GMO Project Verified.

The fiber and all the sweeteners we use are Non-GMO Project Verified.

There is no non-GMO verified gelatin on the market (at least not that we could find). However, we were able to address the most significant concern: glyphosates (glyphosate is the toxic chemical that is in most GMO crops), and the gelatin we use is 3rd party tested to be 100% glyphosate residual-free.

Natural flavors sound great but can be a problem. While they are natural–they include emulsifiers and base ingredients that are sometimes sketchy and can even contain GMOs. That did not work for me as I wanted a product I could eat and give to my kids and grandkids with zero guilt. The only way to avoid that was to go with all organic flavors. This led us down the same path in terms of colors, which are organic from plants, and fruit and vegetable sources. Our citric & malic acids are also non-GMO.

Creating a gummy bear without the effects of GMOs was important to us, and we know we're not the only ones that this matters to. We really worked hard to create a candy that is free of GMOs and glyphosates.

Traditional gummy bears contain gelatin which is not vegan. However, we have a red gummie fish (Sweet Scrummy Fish) planned for release next year that will definitely be vegan with all the zero-sugar benefits and flavor goodness.

We are proud to say that our gummy bears are made in an awesome facility right here in the USA.

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If you're not satisfied with you purchase, please contact us and let us know right away. We offer our Scrummy Promise Guarantee. If you don't love them, let us know, and we will refund your purchase price on your first box purchased through our website.

If your order was damaged in transit, or arrives in a sad, not scrummy state, we want to know about it so we can help make it right.

You're right. 12 bags is a lot. That's why we offer our Scrummy Promise Guarantee. If you don't love them, let us know, and we will refund your purchase price on your first box purchased through this website.

You also might also be able to buy them by the bag at a local shop depending on where you live.

We love that you want to share these with your friends and family! That's why we created our Give $5, Get $5 referral program at the bottom of your screen :) Every time you refer a friend, they get $5 off their first order, and you get $5 off your next order!

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