"Bear clubfoot" (candy): composition, description, price

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

Few people know that sweets "Mishka Kosolapy" (honey grilled) are not only the hallmark of the Soviet confectionery industry, but also the pride of Tsarist Russia itself. After all, this sweet masterpiece was born in the workshops of the legendary Einem steam factory, which has been producing tea biscuits and chocolate since 1851. What was the "life" of sweets with literally a century of history?

"Bear-toed" - sweets with taste of art

The wrapper of these sweets is decorated with a modified plot of the well-known painting "Morning in a Pine Forest", painted by Ivan Shishkin in 1889. But it was with the light hand of Maniul Andreev, a major industrial artist, that this work of art became the “face” of one of the most popular varieties of sweets in Russia and abroad.

When Yulia Khoys, who thenran the business of the factory, for the first time they brought for a tasting a candy consisting of a thick layer of walnut praline covered with chocolate icing, he liked it so much that it was necessary to start mass production of this type immediately. And, according to the legend, it was a reproduction of the painting "Morning in a Pine Forest" that adorned the wall in Mr. Heuss's office. From here came the name, and later the design of new sweets.

Thus began the path of "Bear-toed Bear" from the factory confectionery shop to the tables of many generations of Russians. But not always this way was so "sweet".

From Einem to Red October

"Mishka clumsy" - sweets with a hundred years of history. It all started at the royal factory "Einem", which in 1922, five years after the October Revolution, was renamed "Red October". Fortunately, despite the upheavals and changes in the state, the production of these sweets was not suspended. They, like many other well-known varieties of toffee and chocolate, were produced without interruption until the beginning of World War II, when the range of confectionery products was reduced to 2 items, and part of the production capacity was transferred to the production of porridge concentrates and signal sticks.

Only in 1960 did these sweets return to store shelves and were able to please everyone with their unique taste again.

Not just roasting

One cannot argue with the fact that this is perhaps one of the most famous and favorite varieties of sweets, but the question arises: whypopular "Bear clubfoot"? There are a lot of sweets today, even there are more than a dozen types of the same roasting, but the leadership in sales always remains with this variety. The secret of success is simple: it is soft roasting. Not those sweets that you can break your teeth about, trying to crack them, but a delicate and tasty honey-nut delicacy. They are very often put in children's New Year's gifts. Therefore, “Clumsy Bear” is a candy familiar to most people since childhood. And now - in more detail about the very essence, that is, about the composition.

Candies "Bear clubfoot": composition

From the time of its appearance to the present day, the recipe for making this beloved delicacy has undergone many changes. To date, the composition of sweets includes the following ingredients:

• crushed peanuts;
• chocolate icing, which consists of grated cocoa, sugar, cocoa powder, cocoa butter equivalent, emulsifiers E476 and E322 and vanilla flavor identical to natural;
• sugar;
• crushed hazelnut kernel;
• molasses;
• milk fat substitute;
• fruit puree;
• natural honey;
• whole milk powder;
• flavor identical to the natural "Vanilla Cream";
• gelling agent E407;
• emulsifier E322;
• citric acid;
• sodium citrate.

Price

This type of roasted meat has a pleasant price-quality ratio, which always attracts the attention of consumers. But"Mishka clumsy" - sweets, the price of which may differ depending on the place of purchase. They are available in packages of different types and weights. The most popular form of packaging is sachets of 250 grams. The average price of such a package today is 100-110 rubles.

If you buy sweets by weight, then the price per kilogram, as a rule, starts from 180 rubles, but can also vary significantly depending on the place of purchase. It is cheaper to buy them in small retail chains or wholesale markets. In supermarkets, such sweets are 30-40 rubles more expensive. This is especially true of "Bear-toed" in branded bags of 250 grams.

Unfortunately, these candies are not available in gift boxes. Perhaps this is due to the fact that this variety is not associated with something rare, it is well known, popular and sold in almost every outlet.

Benefits and harms

"Bear-toed" - sweets, the calorie content of which is 528 kcal / 100 g, which is a quarter of the average daily intake. Therefore, it is better not to abuse these sweets, as well as many others. Although some packs indicate a different calorie content - 491 or 493 kcal / 100 g.

Can everyone eat candy "Mishka clumsy"? The composition and content of useful organic substances is distributed as follows:

• carbs - 54.4g;
• fats - 31.3g;
• proteins - 8.7 g.

Due to the presence of sugar and a high percentage of carbohydrates, such sweetscontraindicated in people with diabetes, slow metabolism and a tendency to gain weight. They saturate well, but hunger after such a sweet snack will return very quickly.

Also, these candies are not suitable for people with allergies to nuts and/or honey, chocolate and milkfat, children with diathesis, and people with milk protein intolerance.

Candy wars: Bear vs Bear

On September 8, 2014, a second trial took place between the Krasny Oktyabr and Pobeda factories. The cause of the dispute was the brand of sweets "Bears in the Forest", produced by the second. According to the plaintiff (Moscow Confectionery Factory Krasny Oktyabr OJSC), the name is too consonant with their brand “Mishka Kosolapy”. In addition, the wrappers of both varieties look very similar, which also became the reason for going to court.

The first attempt by Krasny Oktyabr to sue Pobeda for 1.2 million rubles in compensation was unsuccessful, as the judge rejected the claims due to the fact that, in his opinion, the defendant did not use an image on his goods that is so similar with the plaintiff's product wrapper. But the lawyers of Krasny Oktyabr did not give up, later the results of the trial were annulled, and the application was sent for reconsideration to higher authorities.

World fame

Clumsy Bear - under this English name, it produces Red October candies on the world market. "Clumsy Bear" is loved not only in Russia, but also far beyond its borders. For many, this brand has become the same symbol asmatryoshka or borscht. Many tourists who come to us take home kilograms of soft grillage as gifts and souvenirs.

This delicacy can also be bought in the so-called "Russian" stores around the world or even ordered online. Isn't that what they call global popularity?

Yes, and the Red October factory itself is known outside of Russia for its quality and centuries-old confectionery traditions. It may seem to some that we cannot compete in the sweet art with European countries, in particular, with "chocolate" Belgium, but even Europeans so spoiled with sweets are crazy about our roasting. That is why “Bear-toed Bear” is a candy that will delight us with its unique taste for many decades to come.