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| image            = Chuckles-Candies.jpg
| image_size       = 
| caption          = Chuckles candies
| type             = [[Confectionery]]
| place_of_origin = [[Danville, Illinois]]
| creator          = Fred W. Amend
| year             = 1921
| main_ingredient  = [[Corn syrup]], [[sugar]], [[cornstarch]], natural and artificial flavors and colors
| calories         = 150
| calories_ref =<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nutritionvalue.org/Chuckles_candy_by_Ferrara_Candy_Company_565246_nutritional_value.html |title=Chuckles candy by Ferrara Candy Company |website=NutritionalValue.org |access-date=August 16, 2024}}</ref> 
| protein = 0
| fat = 0
| carbohydrate = 37
|other = produced by [[Ferrara Candy Company]]
}}
[[File:Chuckles-Wrapper-Small.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Chuckles in package]]

'''Chuckles''' are jelly candies coated with a light layer of sugar. They come in five flavors: [[Lime (fruit)|lime]], [[Orange (fruit)|orange]], [[cherry]], [[lemon]], and [[licorice]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.farleysandsathers.com/Products/ProductDetail.asp?uid=1348 | title=Farley's and Sathers Candy Company - Chuckles page | accessdate=August 7, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930181026/http://www.farleysandsathers.com/Products/ProductDetail.asp?uid=1348 | archive-date=September 30, 2011 | url-status=dead}}</ref> Each package of Chuckles contains one piece of each flavor. The candies are made with [[corn syrup]], [[sugar]], [[Modified corn starch|modified]] and unmodified [[cornstarch]], and natural and artificial flavors and colors.

== History ==

The Chuckles brand was first produced in 1921 by Fred W. Amend. The only factory was in [[Danville, Illinois]]. [[Nabisco]] bought the Chuckles Company in 1970. A management buyout occurred in 1986, and the company was quickly acquired by [[Leaf International|Leaf]]. Leaf's US properties were sold to [[The Hershey Company]] in 1996 and the Chuckles trademark was licensed to Hershey. Hershey sub-licensed Chuckles to [[Farley's & Sathers Candy Company|Farley's & Sathers]] in 2002, which later merged with Ferrara Pan in 2012 (also owned by [[Catterton Partners]]), forming the [[Farley's & Sathers Candy Company|Ferrara Candy Company]]. The Chuckles trademark is currently owned by Iconic IP Interests, LLC.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pollard|first1=Garland|title=Chuckles Candy Still a Pectin-Packed Package|url=http://www.brandlandusa.com/2012/07/14/chuckles-candy-still-a-pectin-packed-package/|website=BrandlandUSA|publisher=BrandlandUSA|accessdate=April 20, 2015|date=July 14, 2012}}</ref>

From 1974 to 1975, Chuckles sponsored [[stuntman]] [[Evel Knievel]].<ref name="evel">{{cite web |title=An Evel "Knievel" Partnership to Chuckle About |url=https://www.candyfavorites.com/an-evil-partnership-to-chuckle-about |website=Candy Favorites |access-date=4 June 2024}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of confectionery brands]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.ferraracandyshopusa.com/brands/chuckles Chuckles Candy product page]

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[[Category:Gummi candies]]
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[[Category:Ferrara Candy Company brands]]
[[Category:Products introduced in 1921]]
[[Category:Farley's & Sathers Candy Company brands]]

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