Every Wonka candy seen in a Wonka movie, ranked

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The first sight of that room in Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory with the churning waterfall and a whole meadow full of candy is always pure magic, no matter the version of the story: 1971’s Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory starring Gene Wilder, 2005’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory starring Johnny Depp, or the newly released Wonka starring Timothée Chalamet.

The candy is pretty darn wondrous, from the Everlasting Gobstoppers to the Wonka Whipple-Scrumptious Fudgemallow Delight. Watching the first two movies as a kid made me crave these magical chocolates. And rewatching them as an adult was no different. However, not all chocolates and candies are created equal, especially in Wonka’s world, where plenty of them have some… interesting side effects.

Now there’s a new entry in the world — and a whole host of new candies. It’s the perfect time to sit back and look at all the candies across the movies and decide which ones I want to eat.

Here are the rules for eligible candies:

A general disclaimer: This is based entirely on my own personal preferences. If you think the 1971 chocolate river deserves a higher spot on the list, you can take it up with the people in the comments.

Without further ado, here is every single one of the 69 candies in Wonka movies, ranked by how much I personally want to eat them.

[Ed. note: This post contains some spoilers for Wonka (2023), as well as the 1971 and 2005 movies.]

This candy is briefly mentioned and never seen. It does not sound appealing at all!

It simply looks too gut-like. It’s very gross!

Veruca drapes these over her shoulders as she and the other children wander through the candy world. I do not like how they look. I cannot imagine them tasting very good.

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