Meiji Kaju Gummy Candy Grape

Kaju Gummy is built on a single claim printed on the front of the bag: kajū 100, one hundred percent juice by fresh-fruit equivalent.

That means the fruit content, reconstituted back to its original strength, accounts for the whole of what would otherwise be water — and it is why the ingredient list carries no colouring at all.

The purple is the grape itself.

What that produces is different from a sour-coated gummy.

There is no powder on the outside, no added tartness, nothing standing between you and the fruit.

Meiji blends concentrated grape juices to get a deep, rounded flavour the company describes as nōkō na umami, and the chew is softer than the al dente style that dominates the Japanese gummy aisle — Meiji’s own framing is that this is a gummy for relaxing rather than for stimulation.

Each bag also carries 2,800 mg of collagen.

Kaju Gummy is the product that established gummies in Japan.

Meiji launched it in 1988, when gummy candy was essentially unknown here, and it has been the category’s reference point ever since — the range now covers mandarin orange, muscat and a resealable Smart Pack format.

This is a 54 g bag of the original grape.

About this item
Item Name : Kaju Gummy Grape
Brand : Meiji
Item Form : Gummy Candy
Allergens: Apple, gelatin
Number of Items : 54g (Pack of 1)