# Super Sized Snacks 5 Pound Gummi Bear Makes Sugar Junkies Swoon By Christina Butty | Published 2009-09-01 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/5-pound-gummi-bear References: [buzzfeed](http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/five-pound-gummy-bear) & [crunchgear](http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/08/31/five-pound-gummy-bear-costs-40-and-packs-12600-calories/) Who knows where this will be available, or maybe the good folks who made it are just teasing us sugar junkies, but yes, this is a [five pound gummy bear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/monsters-approved-candies). Costing $40, this 5 lb gummi bear is the equivalent of 1,400 regular sized gummi bears and provides 12,600 calories. The five pound gummi bear is available in a variety of flavours like blue raspberry, red cherry, and green apple. Just don’t eat it all in one sitting! ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.6/10 - Popularity: 26% | Activity: 73% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Giant Food Products:** The trend of creating super-sized versions of food products, like the 5 pound gummi bear, offers disruptive innovation opportunities in the novelty food industry. - **Extreme Calorie Intake:** The trend of consuming large amounts of calories in a single serving, exemplified by the 12,600 calorie 5 pound gummi bear, presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the health and wellness industry. - **Flavor Innovation:** The trend of introducing unique flavors to jumbo-sized food items, such as blue raspberry, red cherry, and green apple flavors in the 5 pound gummi bear, creates disruptive innovation opportunities in the confectionery industry. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Novelty Food:** The novelty food industry can explore disruptive innovation opportunities by creating and marketing more super-sized food products to cater to consumers seeking unique experiences. - **Health and Wellness:** The health and wellness industry can develop disruptive innovations by promoting healthier alternatives to extreme calorie intake, discouraging overconsumption of highly caloric novelty items like the 5 pound gummi bear. - **Confectionery:** The confectionery industry can embrace disruptive innovation opportunities by experimenting with unconventional flavors for larger-than-life candy items, appealing to adventurous taste buds. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Oversized Gummy Bear Lollipops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/clever-candy-big-bear-pop.md) - [Record-Breaking Gummy Mosaics](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gummy-candy-mosaic.md) - [Nostalgic Children's Gummies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-lilys-gummies.md) - [420-Pound Cannabis Candy Bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/big-zen.md) - [High-Quality Gummy Bear Candies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bebeto-just-bears.md) - [Giant Cereal Pieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/big-fruit-loop.md) - [Gummy Bear Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/squeezable-toy.md) - [Amphibian-Inspired Gummy Candies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/haribo-awesome-axolotls.md) - [Low-Calorie Sour Gummy Candies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sour-blobs1.md)