Botan Rice Candy


Botan Rice Candy is a soft, chewy, slightly lemon-orange 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. It is a traditional Japanese candy, and it is currently imported to North America from Japan by JFC International.
Botan Rice Candies come in a small cardboard box which contains 3/4 oz. of candy. Each box contains six individual pieces and a sticker. The candy's name, Botan, means peony. A peony blossom is shown on the label, next to an inu-hariko, a dog-shaped traditional toy for Japanese children.
Another brand of the same candy is Tomoe Ame, with similar taste, packaging, and insert stickers.
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, which means blossom.

Ingredients

Glucose Syrup, sugar, sweet rice, water, lemon flavoring, orange flavor, FD&C Red No. 40.
Alternate ingredient list: Millet Jelly, sugar, sweet rice, water, lemon flavor, orange flavor, FD&C red no. 40.
USA import: corn syrup, sugar, water, glutinous rice flour, wafer paper, natural flavor, FD&C Red No. 40.

Nutritional information

Serving Size: 6 pieces

Servings per Container: 1

Calories: 60

Calories from fat: 0

Total Fat: 0.0g

Sodium: 0 mg

Total Carbohydrate: 14g

Sugars: 2g

Protein: 0g