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Bontan Rice Candy is a specific brand of a category of Japanese candy called bontan ame (ボンタンアメ). Bontan ame are soft, chewy, citrus-flavored candy with an outer layer of rice paper or Oblaat. The rice paper is clear and plastic-like when dry, but it is edible and dissolves in the mouth. This candy was invented by Seika Foods in 1924.^[1] During this period, more and more Western-style sweets were becoming popular in Japanese society, and the appearance of this type of candy is intentionally similar to Western-style caramel candies.^[2] In Japan, these candies are sold as Dagashi, cheap candies and snacks marketed to Japanese schoolchildren, and are often in small sizes with bright colorful packaging with stickers or prizes included.

Bontan (ボンタン) is a variant spelling of buntan (ブンタン), the Japanese word for Pomelo, which is commonly used as a flavor.

Botan Rice Candy[edit]

The specific brand Botan Rice Candy is an iconic export whose packaging for the American market has remained essentially unchanged for decades. This brand is currently imported to North America from Japan by JFC International.^[3]

JFC's Botan Rice Candies come in a small cardboard box which contains 3⁄4 oz (21 g) of candy. Each box contains six individual pieces and a sticker. The candy's name, Botan (hiragana: ぼたん), is a clever pun on the name of the larger category bontan ame: botan means peony, but this brand also has the traditional bontan-like (pomelo-like) citrus flavor. A peony blossom is shown on the label, next to an inu hariko, a traditional Japanese papier-mâché dog.

Ingredients[edit]

Glucose Syrup (corn starch, water), sugar, sweet rice, water, lemon flavoring, orange flavor, FD&C Red No. 40 (Allura Red AC).

Alternate ingredient list: Millet Jelly (millet starch, water), sugar, sweet rice, water, lemon flavor, orange flavor, FD&C red no. 40 (Allura Red AC).

USA import: corn syrup, sugar, water, glutinous rice flour, wafer paper (potato starch, sweet potato starch, rapeseed oil, soy lecithin), natural flavor, FD&C Red No. 40.

Nutritional information[edit]

Serving Size: 6 pieces (3⁄4 oz (21 g))
Servings per Container: 1
Calories: 60
Calories from fat: 0
Total Fat: 0.0g
Sodium: 0 mg
Total Carbohydrate: 14g
Sugars: 2g
Protein: 0g

Other Brands[edit]

Seika Foods created the original Bontan Ame in 1924. They also sell some other variants such as Pineapple Ame. Another brand of the same candy is Tomoe Ame, with similar taste, packaging, and insert stickers. Other brands of bontan ame include Satsumaimo and Hyōrokumochi (Six Soldier Mochi).^[2]

References[edit]

^ "Product/ Bontan Ame". Seika Foods. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b "IN OUR CANDY DRAWER: DAGASHI". Candy Atlas. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
^ May, Cybele (27 December 2006). "Botan Rice Candy". Candy Blog. Retrieved 10 September 2014.

External links[edit]

[1] "Product/ Bontan Ame". Seika Foods. Retrieved 7 December 2020.

[candyatlas-2] "IN OUR CANDY DRAWER: DAGASHI". Candy Atlas. Retrieved 7 December 2020.

[candyblog-3] May, Cybele (27 December 2006). "Botan Rice Candy". Candy Blog. Retrieved 10 September 2014.

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-'''Botan Rice Candy''' is a specific brand of a category of [[Japanese]] [[candy]] called '''bontan ame (ボンタンアメ)'''. Bontan ame are soft, chewy, citrus-flavored candy with an outer layer of [[rice paper]] or [[Oblaat]]. The rice paper is clear and plastic-like when dry, but it is edible and dissolves in the mouth. This candy was invented by Seika Foods in 1924.<ref>{{cite web |title=Product/ Bontan Ame |url=https://www.seikafoods.jp/en/bontaname.htm |website=Seika Foods |access-date=7 December 2020}}</ref> During this period, more and more Western-style sweets were becoming popular in Japanese society, and the appearance of this type of candy is intentially similar to Western-style [[caramel]] candies.<ref name=candyatlas>{{cite web |title=IN OUR CANDY DRAWER: DAGASHI |url=http://www.candyatlas.com/in-our-candy-drawer-dagashi/ |website=Candy Atlas |access-date=7 December 2020}}</ref> These candies are sold as [[Dagashi]], cheap candies and snacks marketed to Japanese schoolchildren, and are often in small sizes with bright colorful packaging with stickers or prizes included.
+'''Bontan Rice Candy''' is a specific brand of a category of [[Japan]]ese [[candy]] called '''bontan ame (ボンタンアメ)'''. Bontan ame are soft, chewy, citrus-flavored candy with an outer layer of [[rice paper]] or [[Oblaat]]. The rice paper is clear and plastic-like when dry, but it is edible and dissolves in the mouth. This candy was invented by [[Meiji Seika|Seika Foods]] in 1924.<ref>{{cite web |title=Product/ Bontan Ame |url=https://www.seikafoods.jp/en/bontaname.htm |website=Seika Foods |access-date=7 December 2020}}</ref> During this period, more and more Western-style sweets were becoming popular in Japanese society, and the appearance of this type of candy is intentionally similar to Western-style [[caramel]] candies.<ref name=candyatlas>{{cite web |title=IN OUR CANDY DRAWER: DAGASHI |url=http://www.candyatlas.com/in-our-candy-drawer-dagashi/ |website=Candy Atlas |access-date=7 December 2020}}</ref> In Japan, these candies are sold as [[Dagashi]], cheap candies and snacks marketed to Japanese schoolchildren, and are often in small sizes with bright colorful packaging with stickers or prizes included.
 ''Bontan'' (ボンタン) is a variant spelling of ''buntan'' (ブンタン), the Japanese word for [[Pomelo]], which is commonly used as a flavor.
 ==Botan Rice Candy==
-The specific brand '''Botan Rice Candy''' is an iconic export whose packaging for the American market has remained essentially unchanged for decades. This brand is currently imported to [[North America]] from [[Japan]] by [[JFC International]].<ref name=candyblog>{{cite web |url=http://www.candyblog.net/blog/item/botan_rice_candy |title=Botan Rice Candy |last=May |first=Cybele |date=27 December 2006 |accessdate=10 September 2014 |publisher=Candy Blog }}</ref>
+The specific brand '''Botan Rice Candy''' is an iconic export whose packaging for the American market has remained essentially unchanged for decades. This brand is currently imported to [[North America]] from [[Japan]] by [[JFC International]].<ref name=candyblog>{{cite web |url=http://www.candyblog.net/blog/item/botan_rice_candy |title=Botan Rice Candy |last=May |first=Cybele |date=27 December 2006 |access-date=10 September 2014 |publisher=Candy Blog }}</ref>
-JFC's Botan Rice Candies come in a small cardboard box which contains 3/4 oz. (21 grams) of candy. Each box contains six individual pieces and a sticker.  The candy's name, Botan (hiragana: ぼたん), is a clever pun on the name of the larger category ''bontan ame'': ''botan'' means [[peony]], but this brand also has the traditional ''bontan''-like (pomelo-like) citrus flavor. A peony blossom is shown on the label, next to an inu-[[hariko]], a dog-shaped traditional toy for Japanese children.
+JFC's Botan Rice Candies come in a small cardboard box which contains {{convert|3/4|oz|g|abbr=on}} of candy. Each box contains six individual pieces and a sticker. The candy's name, Botan (hiragana: ぼたん), is a clever pun on the name of the larger category ''bontan ame'': ''botan'' means [[peony]], but this brand also has the traditional ''bontan''-like (pomelo-like) citrus flavor. A peony blossom is shown on the label, next to an inu hariko, a traditional Japanese papier-mâché dog.
 ===Ingredients===
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 ===Nutritional information===
-''Serving Size: 6 pieces (3/4oz / 21g)<br />''
+''Serving Size: 6 pieces ({{convert|3/4|oz|g|abbr=on}})<br />''
 ''Servings per Container: 1<br />''
 ''Calories: 60<br />''
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 ==Other Brands==
-[[File:Japanese Candy BontanAme001.JPG|thumb|Japanese Candy BontanAme001]]
+[[File:Japanese Candy BontanAme001.JPG|thumb|Seika Foods's ''Bontan Ame'']]
-Seika Foods created the original ''Bontan Ame'' in 1924. They also sell some other variants such as Pineapple Ame.
+[[Meiji Seika|Seika Foods]] created the original ''Bontan Ame'' in 1924. They also sell some other variants such as Pineapple Ame.
-Another brand of the same candy is ''Tomoe Ame'', with similar taste, packaging, and insert stickers. Other brands of ''bontan ame'' include ''Satsumaimo'' and Six Soldier Mochi.<ref name=candyatlas />
+Another brand of the same candy is ''Tomoe Ame'', with similar taste, packaging, and insert stickers. Other brands of ''bontan ame'' include ''Satsumaimo'' and [[Hyōroku mochi|''Hyōrokumochi'']] (Six Soldier Mochi).<ref name=candyatlas />
-In Japan this candy is marketed under the brand of "Botan ame". Its name is after the fact that its flavor is based on bontan (ぼたん), which means [[blossom]].
 ==See also==
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 * [http://www.seikafoods.jp/ SeikaFoods]
 * [http://www.thebrcgallery.com/ The BRC Gallery]
-* [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9C%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%B3%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A1 ''Bontan ame'' on the Japanese wikipedia ]
+* [[:ja:ボンタンアメ|''Bontan ame'' on the Japanese Wikipedia]]
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