We tested a range of jelly beans from major supermarkets again Haribo's treats. I gave them a go to find out, awarding each a score out of 10 for taste and price.

THERE's nothing us Brits like more than ripping open a bag of sweets to get us over the midday hump. And we have lots to choose from, Wine Gums, Jelly Babies, Lemon Sherbets and of course, Haribo.

Jon Hughes, the managing director for Haribo in the UK, ... The company has also reformulated its Haribo Jelly Babies range, which now has 25% “less sugar than competitor products”.

Naturally, professional sugar pushers looking to create a similar cash cow (or bear, as it were) had starting making their own versions of Haribo’s best-selling item: The American Jelly Belly ...