In fact, much of a sour candy's intensity comes from its coating, as candies like sour gummies are dusted with a blend of sugar and acid powders. This coating is the first thing to hit your tongue ...

Of course, these false claims about candy-coated bravery were largely cooked up by the people who just want to see their friends squirm with discomfort as their tongue wages war with a sour treat.

Teigen put out her tongue to show how it appeared to be peeling. "It's literally falling off because I eat so much in the night," she said. "I eat sour straws, I suck on them.

Candy Dynamics is recalling 70 million “Slime Licker Sour Rolling Liquid Candy.” A separate company, Cocco Candy and KGR Distribution, recalled 145,800 units of “Cocco Candy Rolling Candy.” ...