Swedish candies are unique in their use of coloring from fruits, vegetables, and herbs. Common colors are derived from spirulina, chlorella, radish, sweet potato, black carrot juice, and curcumin.

Swedish candies are flavored differently than their American equivalents with real ingredients you could find in the store. Sour flavors rely on "apple acid" and "lemon acid" -- same as generations ago. Fruity tastes can be traced back to Scandinavian gardens with ingredients like black currant, green apple, and hibiscus. Savory classics still impress with extracts of anise, vanilla, and licorice root front and center.

Swedish candies are free from shellac and synthetic glazing agents, using instead traditional beeswax or wax from the Brazilian carnauba palm.