Bio4you Organic Bonbons

They are small, colorful and popular around the world: bonbons. There is probably no country in the world in which they aren’t sucked with pleasure. Among sweets, bonbons are the absolute classic. We owe their origin to the Persians, who discovered how sugar could be extracted from sugar cane juice over 1,400 years ago. Hot sugar cane juice was filled with protein-containing substances and lime into a hollow clay cone. In its tip sugar crystallized and formed a solid cone with a rounded tip, the sugarloaf. In this form sugar could be transported easily. Wrapped in towels trade caravans brought it to every corner of the Eastern World. In the royal houses of Arabia sweets made of sugar soon became a status symbol. That’s why for centuries it had great cultural and economic significance. This is also evident in the name, because the word ”sugar“ was derived from the Arabic ”sukkar“ (sweet). But sugar alone does not make a bonbon. The sweet treat emerged when the Persians began to mix sugar with fruit juice in the late 7th century. The bonbon mass was heated, kneaded and cut into small pieces after curing. The ancient bonbon spread under the name ”Fanid Chsai“ via the Silk Road from the Mediterranean area to India.

While people in the Orient already created bonbons and other confectionery products, sugar was completely unknown in Europe until the High Middle Ages. Only by returning Crusaders it spread slowly in the West. Because sugar was extremely expensive, ordinary people continued to use honey for sweetening. If one was looking for sugar in the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance, one could find it at best at the pharmacy. Resourceful pharmacists had found out that a bonbon mass could be produced with sugar and herbs. Thanks to the white raw material from the East the bitter herbs became sweet bonbons - the cough drop was born. This ”medicine“ however was only affordable for princes or rich merchants. Once acquired a taste for it, they soon demanded other flavors than just herbs. Thus confectioners got into the bonbon production business. Their colorful creations with fruit and sugar were soon a demanded luxury good across Europe. The French king Henri IV was considered a particularly excessive lover of sweets. When the monarch celebrated his wedding in 1572, besides fancy cakes there was offered a large selection of bonbons. Of course, especially the kids were very happy about that. Out of sheer enthusiasm about the delicious candy they repeatedly shouted ”Bon“! ”Bon“! (good! good!). Supposedly this is how the bonbon got its name.

From the 19th century on large quantities of sugar from the colonies could be imported. Candy factories that manufactured bonbons, lollipops, candy canes and other treats emerged everywhere in Europe. Also children, who did not live in palaces, could enjoy sweets. Whether with fruit juice, cream or herbs - bonbons are as popular today as they have been back then. Carnival without candies? Unthinkable. And also in cars and desk drawers there are often sweets for sugar cravings.

The bonbon creations of Bio4you are organic. Different delicious varieties provide diversity and exquisite candy enjoyment. The Organic Ginger Lime / Ginger Orange Bonbon combine the fruity freshness of lime and orange with the mild sharpness of ginger. Ginger lovers will also appreciate the Organic Ginger Herbs Bonbons. With extracts of liquorice root, elderberry and lime blossoms, marshmallow roots and yarrow the ginger gets aromatic company that puts in an appearance. Those who don’t like ginger, but can’t do without herbs, should try the Organic 20 Herbs Bonbons. Fennel, mallow flowers, bibernell, ribwort and chamomile flowers combine with other herbs to provide soothing pleasure. With the Bio4you Organic Sage Herbs Bonbons, you can enjoy the power of wild sage. The Organic Sea Buckthorn Pomegranate Bonbons are a wonderfully fruity alternative to traditional fruit bonbons. The filling invigorates with the mild acidity of sea buckthorn and pomegranate. Which bonbon is the best? Just decide for yourself.