These are probably one of the most puzzling candies I've run across so far. (Not counting Circus Peanuts, obviously.)  For one thing, this is the gummy that I was able to find the least amount of information for online.  Every other gummy candy has its proponents, and occasionally even a Wikipedia entry.  But not the humble raspberries.

Gummy raspberries come in two colors, black and red.  In all the mixes I've ever seen, the proportion is strongly skewed towards the red.  A quick glance at the bag beside me shows a ratio of about 15 red to 1 black.  Which I find interesting, because most - maybe all - candy assortments usually have a much closer ratio.  Granted one hopper may dump more red Dots into the box than green ones, but it's usually fairly close.  But the black raspberry gummy is definitely, deliberately more rare.

(By the way, there is indeed such a thing as a black raspberry in real life.  As distinct from a blackberry, which is apparently a completely different thing.  I have a gardener friend who has a patch of black raspberries, and every time she mentions it, someone tries to correct her with "Blackberries" and she has to explain it all over again.)

I found a mention by someone online that the black ones will stain your teeth, although the red ones are slightly sweeter.  I would not be able to tell the difference between them if you held a gun to my head.  And the stuff in the middle of the black ones isn't black - in fact it's the same color as the red ones, kind of amber.  (It's an odd color, which is why I cut one open for the picture on this post.)

I'm left with the impression that, despite the picture attached to her comment, she was talking about the other kind of gummy berry.  So let's be clear: I'm talking here about the kind that is covered with little candy non pareils.

The use of non pareils on a gummy candy is unique to the gummy raspberry.  And in fact, non pareils are not particularly common here in the states.  (Although according to Wikipedia, people sprinkle them on their buttered toast at breakfast in the Netherlands.)  Most Americans known non pareils mainly through those frosted animal crackers with the pink icing.

The non pareils lend an interesting crunch and texture to the berries.  They also of course make them look like raspberries!  When you bite into one, you get the crunch of the non pareil which gives way to the gummy beneath it.

Even the texture of the gummy center is unusual.  It caves away rather than rebounding when you bite it.  It puts me more in mind of an Aplet and/or Cotlet more than a gummy bear.

The flavor is unusual as well.  It isn't the aggressively fake fruity taste of your average gummy candy.  It doesn't taste like raspberries exactly, although I guess I can reluctantly see where that might be what they're aiming for.  The taste of the sugar and candy coating in the non pareils definitely mellows out the flavor by diluting it.  All in all, it tastes more like lingonberry to me.  

Aside from being unusual, this is definitely the most "grown up" of the gummy candies.