When HN users recommended it
1 HN user recommended this in 2015, in one comment.
20072026
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Haribo Sugar Free Gummy Bears
Amazon's catalog no longer lists this product (checked 2026-11-02). The name comes from the link HN users posted.
Sugar alcohols can have some unpleasant side effects, which make them unpopular for general use. They can cause bloating, flatulence, and diarrhea if you consume too much of them. The pop-culture example of this is the review section on http://www.amazon.com/Haribo-Sugar-Free-Gummy-Bears/dp/B008J..., or in a less ridiculous form at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylitol#Safety and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythritol#Side_effects.
That's not at all to say they're bad or poison; I love sugar-free gum a lot, but the amount of sugar alcohol in each piece is very low. The problem is just that the side effects mean that if they're widely used, eventually someone is going to crap themselves and blame your product, and almost nobody wants that.