How to Build the Perfect Lösgodis Pick-and-Mix Bag
Lösgodis is the Swedish art of mixing your own candy bag by weight. Here is how to build the perfect pick-and-mix, balancing sweet, sour, salty, and chocolate.
To build the perfect losgodis bag, aim for balance: about half sweet gummies and fruit candy, a quarter sour pieces, an eighth salty licorice, and an eighth chocolate or foam. Mix flavors and textures, do not overload on salmiak if you are new, and always include at least one piece you have never tried.
What is losgodis?
Losgodis is loose pick-and-mix candy sold by weight, the heart of Swedish candy culture. You fill a bag from a wall of bins and pay by the gram.
The balanced bag formula
Follow the steps below for a bag that does not get boring halfway through.
What to include
Anchor it with BUBS sour skulls, add fruit gums and foam, a little salty licorice, and a square of chocolate. Our 15 best Swedish candies is a good pick list, and you can build a bag here.
Step by step
1. Pick a sweet base
Fill about half the bag with sweet gummies, fruit candy, and foam. This is the crowd-pleasing core.
2. Add sour
Make about a quarter sour pieces, like BUBS skulls, for contrast and energy.
3. Add a little salty licorice
Keep salmiak to an eighth of the bag if you are new. A little goes a long way.
4. Finish with chocolate or foam
Add a few chocolate or foam pieces for richness and texture variety.
5. Include one wildcard
Always add one piece you have never tried. That is the whole point of pick-and-mix.
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Gustav Lindqvist · Candy Master
Gustav grew up in Sweden on a strict Saturday-candy schedule, mixing his lördagsgodis bag at the lösgodis wall before he could spell salmiak. He has spent years tasting his way across Scandinavian candy, and now curates the range at TheSweetsTruck, from BUBS sour skulls to the saltiest licorice most people cannot finish.
Last updated 6/17/2026