Candy Addict's Top 10 grossest candies

by Joe DiStefano, Posted Aug 16th 2006 @ 11:03AM

By now, everyone who knows anything about gross candies must have heard of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans, the Harry Potter-inspired candy that includes such questionable flavors as earwax and vomit. But what about Harry Potter Cockroach Clusters or the dreaded Chocka-Ca-Ca.

Thanks to the kind folks over at Candy Addict, I now know more about gross candies than I ever wanted to after reading their list of the Top 10 Grossest Candies. Some of these stomach-curdling confections are bug-focused as in the Cockroach Clusters (No. 7) and White Chocolate Maggots (No. 10). And some get their grossness from bodily functions, most notably the Chocka-Ca-Ca (No. 5), Ear Wax Candy (No. 3) and Hose Nose (No. 9). In my book, Hose Nose gets a higher rating. After all, it's a nose-shaped dispenser that you strap to your face, which drips candy slime for you to catch on your tongue.

And just what candy gets the grand prize? Lick Your Wounds, a replica of an adhesive bandage. You stick it to your skin and expose the candy scab, licking whenever you get the urge. Alas, the days of ring pops are long gone.

[via Boing Boing]

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Reader comments (Page 5 of 7)

8-21-2006 @11:55AM Girl said... Not only are Good and Plenty candies nasty, but they should be included in the gross list because they're colored with powder made from dried up beetles...it's called carmine, check it out. UGH! I agree with the poster above who said kids find gross stuff fun...so long as it tastes good I say go for it...so long as it's not colored with real bugs. :)
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8-21-2006 @11:57AM DRS said... If Mom thinks it's gross chances are the kids will love it regardless of what it is. As soon as Mom thinks it's great it is no longer fun or delicious to eat anymore.
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8-21-2006 @12:01PM CHRISINA said... No guys the most nastiest candy is the licorce sticks or jelly beans " the nasty black ones that never get eaten in the bag."
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8-21-2006 @12:04PM Blondie said... NECO wafers have to top anyone's list of the worst, ever!!!!!
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8-21-2006 @12:05PM Sheneqwa Brown said... Yall shut yo mouth up. Candy be good. Who be caren bout what crap dey put in dare mouth. No be caren. Obviously every be Fat so obviously no cares.
~~Shay Shay Brown~~ mhmm
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8-21-2006 @12:05PM Mama said... Hey, all I wanted was the list of the 10 grossest candies. Where is that?
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8-21-2006 @12:05PM Anonymous said... Sorry, Paulette. It seems to me that you're the one who is simple minded if you think that every single chlid/teenager out there is a "simple minded dolt". I personally feel very offended by that simple-minded (to use your vocabulary) remark. I am 18 years old, graduated high school with high honors, and am currently a pre-med student in college. If you think I'm simple-minded, then I call you ignornt.
By the way, Glen, that was an awesome comeback! I remember that scene. LOL
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8-21-2006 @12:19PM bobo said... who givez a flyin f*** about gross candy like that girl said above ...or was it a guy ,nvm ANYWAYS like he or she said above, it looks gross but it doesent taste gross. its the same exact shit as the other things so i would let your kids decide if they think its gross or not and if they dont then buy it for them i mean grow up u cant handle urself over candy who gives a f*** if there sayin "come get ur milky shit" when its the same thing as a hershey bar. now if ur buyin it for urself then Dont Buy It!.
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8-21-2006 @12:20PM Mary said... Maple Nut Goodie.....EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW. Anything maple flavored...like maple leaf candy..I get pukey thinking about them....
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8-21-2006 @12:20PM Brian said... The link is at the very bottom of the article - it says "Read"
http://candyaddict.com/blog/top-10-grossest-candies/

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8-21-2006 @12:26PM Kemal said... And if any of those candies are made from gelatin, then it's doubly gross IMO.

Gelatin, of course, is produced from hides and bones.

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8-21-2006 @12:36PM Melissa said... I've never even heard of this crap before! Too nasty.
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8-21-2006 @12:38PM Matt said... I don't see why so many people seem angry that the candy companies are doing this. It's just candy, if it has a gross shape, oh well, all that should matter is the flavor
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8-21-2006 @12:38PM Helyn said... watermellon flavored anything candy yuck. for sure. Dots assorted flavors are a runnerup for nasty.
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8-21-2006 @12:41PM Vickie said... the article is NOT about what TASTES gross, but about how gross the idea, or the packaging...obviously the toilet one doesn't taste like a toilet and the snot one doesnt taste like snots, but it's about gross packaging. to mention your like or dislike of a certain TASTE of candy is irrelevant to this article...some people like licorice some dont, but it's not gross per se...but snot coming from a nose into your mouth is nasty, but maybe they made it taste good.
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8-21-2006 @12:46PM Ashlea said... What about Laundry Detergent? that was the nastiest candy i had ever tasted but it still managed to sell. it was white n it had little bitty blue specs in it and came in a box that looked similar to laundry detergent!
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8-21-2006 @12:48PM candi said... well gross looking candy is still just candy in a nasty shape. now, chocalate covered grasshoppers on the other hand....... besides those heathly foods that some of u are speaking about might want to do some investigating as far as gross goes. how about a nice yoplait fat free yogurt? did u know they use real beatle juice for artifical coloring? now thats gross.
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8-21-2006 @12:51PM Bonnie said... Really gross...when my brother was a baby, Mom was gardening. Bro was sitting behind her, giggling. Finally, she had to see what was so funny. She pulled a nightcrawler out of his mouth. He liked the feeling of it squirming around in there! YIKES! :)

Also, we do llama trekking. A local cafe helped out our advertising by adding: LlamaPalooza Sundaes to their menu. A large, scrumptious sundae topped with your choice of Milk Duds or chocolate covered peanuts...Llama poop! :) All in good fun.
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8-21-2006 @12:52PM Kristy said... I worked at a chocolate factory and the grossest things they made were chocloate covered taffy(i tried it and almost barfed) and chocolate covered oreos with green frosting on top ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.....

My favs are toberlone bars and dark choclate covered almonds
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8-21-2006 @12:55PM Linnea said... I THINK THE NOST KIND OF CANDY IS CRY BABIES, AND CHOCOLATE COVERED SUNFLOWER SEEDS.
THEY LEAVE A FUNKY AFTER TASTE.
BUT THE MOST KIND OF TREAT I LIKS AND I AM HOOKED IS THE TAKE FIVE BARS IT HAS ALL THE THINGS I LOVE.
PEANUT BUTTER PEANUTS, CARAMEL, PRETZELS AND IT'S CONERED IN MILK CHOCOLATE. AND TALK ABOUT YUMMY.
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