Botan Rice Candy
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Botan Rice Candy is a soft, chewy, slightly lemon-orange flavored candy with an outer layer of rice paper
. The rice paper is clear and plastic-like when dry, but it is edible and dissolves in the mouth. It is a traditional Japanese candy, and it is currently imported to North America
from Japan
by JFC International
.
Botan Rice Candies come in a small cardboard box which contains 3/4 oz. (21 grams) of candy. Each box contains six individual pieces and a sticker. Prior to 1998, each box contained a small plastic toy.
The candy's name, Botan (kanji: 牡丹, hiragana: ぼたん), means "peony
" in Japanese. A peony blossom is shown on the label, next to an inu-hariko, a dog-shaped traditional toy for Japanese children.
Another brand of the same candy is Tomoe Ame, with similar taste, packaging, and insert stickers.
Alternate ingredient list:
millet jelly (millet starch, water), sugar, sweet rice, water, lemon flavor, orange flavor, FD&C red no. 40 (allura red AC)
Servings per Container: 1
Calories: 80
Calories from fat: 5
Total Fat: 0.5g
Sodium: 0 mg
Total Carbohydrate: 18g
Sugars: 8g
Protein: 0g
Rice paper
Rice paper usually refers to paper made from parts of the rice plant, like rice straw or rice flour. The term is also used for paper made from or containing other plants, such as hemp, bamboo or mulberry...
. The rice paper is clear and plastic-like when dry, but it is edible and dissolves in the mouth. It is a traditional Japanese candy, and it is currently imported to North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
from Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
by JFC International
JFC International
JFC International is a major wholesaler and distributor of Asian food products. In addition to its own products, JFC International also imports branded products from other international companies. The company's official establishment was in 1958 and later named JFC International in 1978, however...
.
Botan Rice Candies come in a small cardboard box which contains 3/4 oz. (21 grams) of candy. Each box contains six individual pieces and a sticker. Prior to 1998, each box contained a small plastic toy.
The candy's name, Botan (kanji: 牡丹, hiragana: ぼたん), means "peony
Peony
Peony or paeony is a name for plants in the genus Paeonia, the only genus in the flowering plant family Paeoniaceae. They are native to Asia, southern Europe and western North America...
" in Japanese. A peony blossom is shown on the label, next to an inu-hariko, a dog-shaped traditional toy for Japanese children.
Another brand of the same candy is Tomoe Ame, with similar taste, packaging, and insert stickers.
Ingredients
glucose syrup (corn starch, water), sugar, sweet rice, water, lemon flavor, orange flavor, FD&C Red No. 40 (allura red AC).Alternate ingredient list:
millet jelly (millet starch, water), sugar, sweet rice, water, lemon flavor, orange flavor, FD&C red no. 40 (allura red AC)
Nutritional Information
Serving Size: 6 pieces (3/4oz / 21g)Servings per Container: 1
Calories: 80
Calories from fat: 5
Total Fat: 0.5g
Sodium: 0 mg
Total Carbohydrate: 18g
Sugars: 8g
Protein: 0g