This traditional white, orange and yellow candy is quite a popular choice around Halloween but do you really know much about it?

Candy corn was invented in the 1880s by George Renninger at the Wunerle Candy Company in Pennsylvania. While Wunerle was the original home for candy corn, and the first ones to sell the product, another would have much more success with the candy. Goelitz Confectionary Company starting making this candy in 1898. They originally called this treat "chicken feed" and the slogan was " something worth crowing for". The reason for the name chicken feed is because corn was commonly given to chicken. The candy was so popular that the selling of candy corn helped their candy company survive the great depression, world war one and world war two. In the 1900s the demand for this candy was so high that the company had to turn down orders because they didn't have the production capacity to keep up with the candy's popularity. In 1951 the Goelitz company had 12 factories around the county making candy corn. This company is still around today but you probably know about it under a different name. Goelitz became Jelly Belly in 2001. Today, about 20 million pounds of candy corn are sold each year.

Another thing you might not know is that candy corn can come in different flavors.

1. Apple

Brach's apple pie candy corn

Brach's Green Apple Candy corn

Brach's Carmel Apple Candy corn

Zachary: Caramel Apple Candy corn

Zachary: apple cider candy corn

2. Chocolate

Brach's Sea Salt Chocolate candy corn

3. Chocolate & Peanut Butter

Brach's Peanut Butter Cup Candy corn

4. Caramel

Brach's Carmel Macchiato candy corn

Zachary Caramel candy corn

5. Breakfast Foods

Brach's French Toast & Maple syrup candy corn

Brach's Waffles & strawberry candy corn

Brach's Chocolate chip & pancakes candy corn

6. Pumpkin Spice

Brach's Pumpkin spice candy corn

Zachary: Pumpkin spice candy corn

7. Eggnog

Candy Warehouse Eggnog candy corn

Zachary: Egg nog candy corn

8. Gingerbread

Zachary: Gingerbread candy corn

9. Candy cane

Zachary: Candy cane

10. S'mores

Brach's S'mores candy corn

Zachary: S'mores candy corn

11. Cake

Brach's Carrot cake candy corn

Brach's strawberry shortcake candy corn

Brach's Birthday Cake candy corn

Brach's red velvet

12. Blackberry Cobbler

Weis: Blackberry cobbler candy corn

Zachary: Blackberry cobbler candy corn

13. Candy Corn For Other Holidays

Zachary: Christmas candy corn

Zachary: Valentines corn

Zachary: Easter corn

Brach's candy cane candy corn

Jelly Belly: Cupid corn ( for valentines day)

Branch's celebration ( Blueberry, vanilla, strawberry flavors. Its patriotic.)

Next time you bite into some candy corn, remember that you are a living part of its long history. By buying candy corn and or enjoying it after trick or treating, you are a part of history. You are helping the product stay around. You are helping candy corn exist for future generations of people to enjoy in the coming years. Without profit it could no longer be made. So, thanks for being a candy corn hero. Happy Halloween and stay safe.