Twizzlers is the product of Y&S Candies, Inc., of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Twizzlers were first produced in 1929 by Young and Smylie as the company was then called. The company itself was founded in 1845, making it one of the oldest confectionery firms in the United States. Twizzlers ingredients consist of corn syrup, wheat flour, sugar, cornstarch, and in smaller amounts palm oil, salt, artificial flavor, glycerin, citric acid, potassium sorbate, Red 40, and soy lecithin. Because Twizzlers ingredients do not include extracts of the licorice plant, they are referred to as licorice-type candy. 70% of the annual production of Twizzlers are strawberry, which is the favorite Twizzlers flavor.
