One drugstore chain might have to deal with another viral phenomenon, but this one has nothing to do with its pharmacy. Following , Walgreens confirms to TODAY.com it’s coming out with a new flavor: Nice! Gummy Banana Peelable Candy.
The newer snack will be available for $1.99 at more than 5,000 Walgreens stores nationwide starting in June. “We’re introducing an exciting new product to our Nice! portfolio — a banana flavor of the wildly successful peelable gummy candy,” Marty Esarte, vice president of Walgreens’ owned brands tells TODAY.
com over email. Nice! Gummy Mango Peelable Candy became a viral success on TikTok after it launched last fall. Videos from multiple users garnered millions of views, with TikToker @angelinakhang , “it literally tastes like a ripe mango,” in her review.
Esarte told TODAY.com in April that thanks to the success of the mango variety, the brand would be expanding inventory of the tropical-flavored candy to 8,000 beginning May 22. The new banana gummy is similar to other peelable candies like the from candy brand Amos, which includes , and from Chuanghui Candy.
These varieties have also made their way into TikTok taste tests marked with the . After the mango candy’s popularity boom, some packages could be found on eBay for as much as . Time will tell if the Nice! brand’s newest flavor will cause a similar commotion.
Walgreens was gracious enough to send me a bag of the new flavor to try ahead of the release, and with great power.