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Airheads for the Rightheads

August 10, 2009 by

 

Airheads are a unique candy similar to taffy....but not exactly...

Airheads are a unique candy similar to taffy....but not exactly...

 

Sharability: 7

Denture Danger: 6

Convenience: 8

Novelty: 7

Overall: 8

 Airheads of the Perfetti Van Melle candy company are one of the few candies that really bring me nostalgia from my childhood. I remember my mom would buy packs of air heads and my brothers and I would argue over who would get the special white mystery flavor.

Sometimes it would come down to a rock paper scissors match. The two remaining would then have the same argument over the blue raspberry flavor. Maybe it was just the color of the flavors that made their demand so high, but whatever it was, the person who ended up with watermelon or cherry in the end wasn’t as satisfied as the others.

Sometimes we would hold the airheads by the end of the wrapper and vigorously shake it back and forth so that the airhead would form into a small clump instead of thin taffy. Actually airheads are not quite taffy, they are less sticky, chewier, smoother, and are harder to bite into than your typical taffy.

The variety of flavors is one of the best parts about the airheads, you can choose from cherry, watermelon, strawberry, blue raspberry, green apple, orange, and white mystery. You can also get Airheads sours in flavors including cherry, blue raspberry, and green apple.

The sours have only a little extra tang to them, but other than that taste exactly like the original flavor. Airheads taffy are good because they aren’t as filling as a candy bar and don’t dissolve in your mouth as fast as normal taffy does. Airheads are the happy medium.

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8 Comments

  • Reply u8mypinkcookies January 10, 2010 at 9:37 am

    i like the green, pink and red ones!

  • Reply hdfjere April 27, 2010 at 4:01 pm

    I like blue rasberry and white mystery!

  • Reply malina July 8, 2010 at 10:57 am

    Can you please bring back the grape airheads? Those were the best!

  • Reply Anonymous January 18, 2011 at 10:34 pm

    I love air head there chewy with a lot of taste and flavor:)

  • Reply Jube jube January 26, 2011 at 8:01 pm

    plz bring back the watermelon candy

  • Reply Mercedez March 9, 2011 at 11:33 am

    Please bring back GRAPE flavor! Its the best out of all flavors.

  • Reply Kylo December 31, 2019 at 10:00 pm

    Can you eat Airheads candy if you have braces?

    • Reply Jonah Half January 13, 2020 at 2:42 pm

      We would strongly encourage you to reach out to your orthodontist regarding this question but, for the most, part, Taffy is NOT recommended for those with braces!

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