Have you ever been eating Runts when you realise you’ve run out of bananas? If so, you have experienced true food-related sadness beyond any imagination. Runts are a hard, somewhat crunchy candy that I would only describe as “legendary”. They have five distinct flavors: strawberry, orange, grape, green apple, and last but truly not least, banana. The candy was first put on the market in 1982, and since then have been making people realise how inferior all other Runts flavors are to banana Runts. Today, I will tell you all why banana Runts are truly the best Runts.

Since the creation of Runts in 1982, the flavors have changed three times. Out of 11 flavors, the only ones that have been kept in production throughout each change have been strawberry, orange, and, you guessed it, banana. You may be thinking, “But what about the other flavors they made? Could they have been good, too?” If they were so very good, they would still be in production. But they aren’t. Through three flavor changes (four if you count the conception of the candy), banana Runts have been there for you and your taste buds. Compared to all other Runts, banana Runts have much more volume, meaning you can enjoy each of their lovely taste longer than the nasty strawberry and orange flavors without reaching for more of them. As an added bonus, banana Runts are the only Runts that can be purchased in bulk, meaning that you can enjoy them without having to eat or throw away the other flavors.

This brings me to the flavor and the design. All Runts have a white center. This ruins the aesthetic for four of the Runts, including apples as they do not have the seeds in the candy version. However, since banana “meat” is a white-yellow color with much emphasis on the white side, the white inside of the banana Runts make for a lovely fruit look-alike. In addition, bananas that you are used to eating do not have seeds for reproduction. This means that the inside design is not ruined as much as the apple. While some people may think that banana candy tastes “unnatural”, that is because it is based on a less common, sweeter banana, the Gros Michel banana. This banana was the standard some time before the Cavendish came into play, the banana we all know and love today. This old flavor means that not only younger generations can enjoy the candy, but so can older generations that want a taste of the bananas they had in their younger years. This means all people can love banana Runts, whether they are old, young or anywhere in between. Also, the other Runts have a bitter, nasty flavor, while the banana Runts have a nice, sweet, loving flavor.

In conclusion, banana Runts are easily the best Runts, not only for their flavor, but for the design, size, loyalty, and ability to be loved by all generations. All other Runts have a flavor unlike the corresponding fruit’s flavor, and while the banana Runts’ flavor is not entirely accurate, it is much better anyway. The creation of Runts has been a wonderful event. However, the four non-banana flavors, while still okay, are not nearly as good as the banana Runts. I hope you have discovered true candy delight from this, and have a good time eating your banana Runts.