Haribo fans realise what iconic sweet really is – and it's not what you think

Haribo lovers have been left divided after the confectionary company confirmed once and for all what the 'key' shaped sweet in their popular Tangfastics really is

Haribo enthusiasts have been thrown into confusion after realising the sweet they thought was a key isn't what it appears.

A chap took to Reddit to settle a fiery dispute with his wife, posting: "After five years of marriage, we've just discovered that my wife and I refer to this particular Haribo sweet as something different to each other. What do you call this Haribo?"

Reddit users were torn; some adamant it was a dummy, others convinced it's a key, with one maverick claiming it's actually a looking glass. One user commented: "I used to call them keys before I found out they were dummies."

Another wrote: "I always thought they were meant to be a fizzy version of the 'ring' Haribos but dummy makes sense now that I take another look at it. Never liked Tangfastics though."

Another person confessed: "It was a key to me but I know they're apparently dummies. But they're clearly not dummies." And someone else stated: "It's a dummy but I call it the key."

Haribo settled the debate once and for all, declaring the sweet in question is indeed a dummy. Haribo offers packs and tubs filled exclusively with the much-contested dummy sweets.

Joining the fray, one contributor pointed out: "Dummies, it says so on their packaging..." while a separate commenter confirmed: "It's a dummy. The things babies put in their mouths."

The social media sphere was left astonished after a user revealed the green Haribo gummy bear is actually strawberry-flavoured, toppling the common assumption of it being lime or apple.

This unexpected twist sent shockwaves through Twitter, now X, with one stunned user declaring: "Calling the police over whether the green Haribo gummy bears are strawberry or apple."

Despite the surprise, the flavours - including orange, strawberry, pineapple, lemon and raspberry - have always been detailed on Haribo's packets and website, prompting less surprise among those who had paid attention to the labelling.

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