{"id":16155,"date":"2014-01-21T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-21T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=16155"},"modified":"2020-12-24T11:32:58","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T21:32:58","slug":"review-stride-sour-patch-kids-gum-lime-and-redberry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2014\/01\/21\/review-stride-sour-patch-kids-gum-lime-and-redberry\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Stride Sour Patch Kids Gum (Lime and Redberry)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Stride<\/a><\/p>\n

Buy Stride Sour Patch Kids Redberry Sugar Free Gum from Amazon<\/a>\"\"<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

Over the years, I\u2019ve collected questions for the Sour Patch Kids: What makes a Sour Patch Kid? How do you become so perfectly sour, then sweet? Must you always come in gummy form? Why do you all look like oblong gingerbread men? Are you there, Sour Patch? It\u2019s me, Margaret.<\/p>\n

Despite the many unknowns they present, I love those little Sour Patches, munching their gummy innards down until my mouth is raw and I\u2019m left clutching my stomach in sheer, unadulterated sweet\/sour bliss. Until recently, I could only enjoy this Sour Patch sensation in gummy form, its sour-sugary grit flitting away in the 15 seconds it takes to dissolve. Way too short. Give me your sour! Your sweet! Put it all in a glycerin gum base! Well, it looks like Sour Patch did just that, cobbling together two new gum flavors that recently struck their territory at my local Target.<\/p>\n

The gum has the typical dimension of a piece of regular Stride, which is about the length of a large paperclip. They strike their cubist pose in a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle green and what can only be a super intelligent shade of neon red. Seeing as I admire super intelligent inanimate objects, let\u2019s start with the Redberry, shall we?<\/p>\n

\"Stride<\/a><\/p>\n

Sourness brings out my primal competitor. You eat one Warhead. I\u2019ll eat 5. You down 4 Cry Babies. I\u2019ll take 10. A box of Lemonheads is nothing for my resilient tongue. Knowing that Sour Patch Kids are usually medium on the scale of sourness, I went in hoping for a mellow, but still sparky sour experience, but, alas, came out disappointed. Perhaps there\u2019s a sparky jolt of citric acid somewhere in there, but, overall, these pieces feel about as mild as a jellybean, but how does it deliver on the fruit end of things?<\/p>\n

While I can\u2019t confirm it, I hypothesize this Redberry is the closest we\u2019ll ever come to a snozberry: there\u2019s a strong kick of maraschino cherry zing, a little sweetness of strawberry, and an echo of raspberry tartness at the tail end. It\u2019s unashamedly \u201cred\u201d flavor with a slightly metallic aftertaste, but, on the whole, it tasted like Cherry ICEE concentrate. A good first showing. If you ever wished cherry Life Savers and strawberry Starbursts had a tectonic collision, this is the gum for you.<\/p>\n

\"Stride<\/a><\/p>\n

Avoiding the trend to mutate green-colored candies into green apple flavor (lookin\u2019 at you, Skittles), Sour Patch left their green lime-flavored and, for better or worse, the little citrus fruit is given its due, starting with a peculiar \u201chousehold cleaner\u201d flavor that is so often found in limes. It\u2019s shockingly astringent at first before mellowing out into a tangy, but still somewhat bitter citrus profile. The bitterness got the best of me. I tried to keep chewing to see if it might open up into lime\u2019s more sugary qualities, but, alas, the household cleaner taste took over and it ended up tasting like gnawing on a Pledge-soaked rubber tire. <\/p>\n

However, not all is lost! One of the many joys involved in Sour Patch consumption is combining the gummy flavors together, which got me thinking: what would happen if I combined the two flavors of gum TOGETHER? <\/p>\n

Struck by an acute case of Curiosity, I did just that.<\/p>\n

\"Stride<\/a><\/p>\n

Chewed together, the flavor\u2019s about as crazy as a 3rd grade diorama, starting off with a shock of bitter sourness from the lime that lasts for a good two minutes until it mellows into a zingy maraschino-cherry with a hint of citrus. Together, they seem to balance one another out, whistling a tune that tastes quite similar to Sonic\u2019s Cherry Limeade if your soda maker tossed in some extra bitter limes. <\/p>\n

Fortunately, the flavor and soft chew of Stride lasts for a good 22 minutes of jaw entertainment so you can chew on your Cherry Limeade for an entire episode of Parks and Recreation<\/i> if you want. Not bad. Not bad at all.<\/p>\n

History is marked with times in which inspiration translates into a new and altogether unique phenomenon: floppy disks inspired USB drives. Hamlet<\/i> inspired The Lion King<\/i>. Popcorn inspired popcorn ice cream<\/a>. And now Sour Patch gummies have become chewy, slightly sour gum. <\/p>\n

While a bit too bitter and not as puckeringly sour as one could hope, Stride\u2019s Sour Patch Kids gum delivers an okay showing. Their fruit flavor profiles are spot on, if a little too strong, and they\u2019re even sugar-free, which is great if you have plaque concerns, braces, or are looking to expand your intake of sucralose. I don\u2019t necessarily seeing myself buying them again, but if you like strong cherry flavors, the Redberry\u2019s worth the try. The lime is a little too household cleaner-y for me, but, hey, if that\u2019s your thing, no judgments. You ask me, it\u2019s still better than green apple Skittles. Not that I\u2019m holding a grudge or anything.*<\/p>\n

*I\u2019m definitely holding a grudge.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts \u2013 1 piece \u2013 less than 5 calories, 0 calories from fat, 0 grams of fat, 0 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 0 milligrams of sodium, 1 gram of carbohydrates, 0 gram of dietary fiber, 0 grams of sugars, and 0 grams of protein.) <\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Stride Sour Patch Kids Gum (Lime and Redberry)
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> 99 cents each (on sale)
\nSize:<\/b> 1 pack\/16 pieces
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Target
\nRating:<\/b> 2 out of 10 (Lime)
\nRating:<\/b> 5 out of 10 (Redberry)
\nPros:<\/b> Redberry tastes like Cherry ICEE concentrate. Lime eventually takes on more citrus juiciness. Together, they taste like a Cherry Limeade. Sugar-free. Chew time lasts for full half-hour TV show. 3rd grade dioramas.
\nCons:<\/b> Bitter metallic aftertaste. Sourness is mild. Lime started off tasting like a Pledge-soaked rubber tire. My grudge against green apple Skittles. Overused reference to Are You There God? It\u2019s Me, Margaret<\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Buy Stride Sour Patch Kids Redberry Sugar Free Gum from Amazon Over the years, I\u2019ve collected questions for the Sour Patch Kids: What makes a Sour Patch Kid? How do you become so perfectly sour, then sweet? Must you always come in gummy form? Why do you all look like oblong gingerbread men? 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