Starburst Fruit by the Foot Mini Feet

This is an Easter candy, broadly construed. How silly. They really are mini. There are two flavors:

Strawberry: A weirdly light color, almost bubble-gum looking. Tastes like a strawberry candy flavor more than a strawberry gummy/fruit snack. Again, weirdly small. But tastes good. 7/10

Lemon: This is a little better than the strawberry; tastes like a lemon fruit snack (which to be honest I don't know if I've ever had? But if I did!) 7/10 

A serving is 2, which makes me think "just make one non-mini foot" but I guess I'm not the target audience of a small child on Easter morning. 

Overall
Cost: 6/10
Taste: 7/10 

Starburst Jellybeans

They don't make discounted Easter candy like they used to! This was the only nut-free option at my store on Easter Monday, so of course I bought it (for a cool 99 cents xoxo). Turns out they really are less premium than your Jelly Belly. But, they weren't as bad as I had remembered/feared. Basically these are Starburst but in Jelly Bean form, except there are 2 extra flavors to keep it fun. Here is my ranking:

1. Pink: This is the best starburst so it is also the best starburst jelly bean. Strawberry, I guess. The problem is that they have a weird mealy texture. Like is there wheat starch in this?? Why is it happening?? I guess Starbursts also have that, but Square Chew isn't an existing form to me like Jelly Bean is. Hm. 

2. Red: Red is the second best starburst and also bean. It is cherry, I think?

3. Green: There is no green starburst. Too bad(?). This is green apple flavor. It tastes like a green now and later. Good for novelty, I suppose. 

4. Orange: This is like orange starburst. Very mid. 

5. Purple: Grape!? No grape starburst. Obviously. I don't like grape juice flavored flavor, which is what this is, but at least it's not licorice. 

6. Yellon: Lemon is the worst starburst and equally the worst bean.  

Soft and slightly larger than Jelly Belly, but not as big as the delicious canonical jelly beans I am always allergic to. A fun change of pace for Jelly Bean Fans like me!

Overall
Cost: 8/10 [On sale for 99 cents]
Taste: 7/10 

Starburst Pops - Green Apple

You know, it makes sense. They put a tootsie pop in a lollipop, they put a bubble gum (ill-advisedly) in a lollipop, why not put a starburst in a lollipop? There are so many other possibilities now that I think of it. Truffle-ization of lollipop. Anyway, these are actually made by Spangler, which is an interesting little company -- they make Dum Dums (top-8 free!) but also Neccos and Bit-O-Honeys (not nut-free at all). I guess the Starburst factory isn't set up to lolly pop. 

The pop bit is good. Very bright green apple, tastes like a jolly rancher but sweeter and in a better shape (circle). There isn't an apple starburst, is there?? This is just a weird product, especially because it's a Halloween edition (bats on the packaging and all). Is green apple Halloweeny? Is it Starbursty? No and no! But it's a good flavor and fairly unique in the lolly landscape. The inside starburst bit was like, 1 millimeter around. Perhaps it melted due to all the peripheral sucking. It also had the texture of a now and later (FIRM) and not a starburst. Basically, nothing about this product is Starburst-related except the packaging. But it tastes good and is much better than a blow-pop. Probably on par with a tootsie pop, but more fun due to the novelty. 

Overall
Cost: 6/10
Taste: 7/10 

Starburst FaveREDs

It is a good idea to put these flavors together, as they are indeed my Faves (and red-adjacent). Starburst are pretty reliable. Fun to build little towers with. The flavors are:

Cherry - This is in the OG mix, and it is a favorite there. 7. 

Watermelon - This is probably in the tropical mix? It tastes like watermelon candy flavor. Solid. 7.

Fruit Punch = I don't know where this came from, but yes, this tastes like fruit punch. It's sweet, fruity, nice. 7.

Strawberry - Also in the OG mix. This is not complex, but it's the sweetest one. Classic strawberry candy. 8.

All of these are very good. Rare to not think "aw shucks" at any random candy flavor. Happy New Year to me (and to you).

Overall
Cost: 6/10
Taste: 7/10

Starburst Swirlers

Why are there suddenly so many strange variations of Starburst?! This is an interesting one. I like that they're individually wrapped, and I like that they look like candy cane sticks. The texture is a little strange, though -- more pliable than a starburst. 

Cherry/Strawberry: I found it odd that this was pink and dark pink rather than red. I guess it's prettier, but it took away from the starburst vibe and the whole thing was more medicinal than regular starbursts are. I prefer a regular starburst for the taste even though I like the shape of these. 6/10

Cherry/Lemon: Ooh, so based on this one I think I can conclude it's the cherry bit that tastes medicinal. Not in a horrible way, maybe it's just Luden's cough drop vibes, but I still don't love it, and it's not in regular starbursts. The lemon flavor seems nice here, though, it's just the cherry that's weird. Too bad I can't try the orange/strawberry one, I predict that's the best. 6/10

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10

Starburst Airs Gummies - Original

These are new, and they are weird. The taste is essentially the same as OG Starburst, but the texture is really different. I suppose like a marshmallow or a firm gummy snack. Consequently they are less "juicy" and also less sweet than a normal starburst. So I think they're better to eat, especially if you want a bunch of them. 

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10

Starburst Minis - Sours

These were small and fun. The shape of the pieces was pretty different from what I'd expected; they're like bits of gum or chiclets instead of mini starburst-like squares. They smell good. I don't know if I'd had regular sour starburst, so I'm not totally sure which flavors are my favorites since they're so small. The blue one tastes like "blue flavor", it's good. Green is watermelon, which is very fun and unique for candy. There's two pinks, one of them is like strawberry, and pretty similar to regular starburst strawberry (light pink), which is solid. The other one is cherry, I think, and it's a little medicinal so I don't love it. Anyway, most of the flavors are good, with maybe one dud.

Overall
Cost: 6/10
Taste: 6/10

Starburst - Original

I got these at the airport, and indeed these are good for travel, because they come individually wrapped and aren't too messy. They're very sweet, though, and eating the whole bag at once is definitely too much. I think I like the red flavor best (cherry?), then pink (strawberry?), and orange/yellow are a tossup after that. Overall not bad.






Overall
Cost: 6/10
Taste: 6/10

Starburst Tropical Fruit Chews

My roommate won (by losing) trivia and brought these home, so I made sure to sample one of each flavor so I could give a review! I serve you, the people.

Mango Melon - Not much mango, quite a lot of melon. A strong watermelon-y flavor, but I actually like this one! It's not as sour as some watermelon candies. A unique flavor that feels somehow familiar.
Piña Colada- At first I thought 'ew', but then it went from coconut (which is weird in chew form) to juicy pineapple, and I thought "maybe this is not so bad". A strong bright flavor, and pretty darn accurate. The most prevalent flavor by far in the mix, so I hope you like coconut/pineapple/a little whipped cream in your Starburst. 
Strawberry Banana - First thought: eww, this is weird. Second thought: OK, OK, it's not so bad. A little creamy, tastes kind of like the strawberry chewy runt (the pink one, if I remember correctly). Third thought: I guess this one is pretty good!
Cherry Kiwi - Just like cherry in the regular mix, this is the best flavor here. It also tastes basically like cherry, anyway. I guess there's a little kiwi flavor, which isn't really adding much, but it's fine. Super sugary, like Minute Maid cherry limeade.

In conclusion, these were all unique, strong flavors that grew on me after chewing. They might be a bit much after a whole bag, but for a stick of starburst, I think I like these even better than the regular ones!!

Overall
Cost: 6/10
Taste: 7/10