The basic ingredients of jelly beans include sugar, corn syrup, and pectin or starch. Relatively minor amounts of the emulsifying agent lecithin, anti-foaming agents, an edible wax such as beeswax, salt, and confectioner's glaze are also included.
Protective tariff. Protective tariffs are tariffs that are enacted with the aim of protecting a domestic industry. Tariffs are also imposed in order to raise government revenue, or to reduce an undesirable activity (sin tax).
To protect their businesses and local markets from foreign competition, countries have one very potent tool they can utilize: the protective tariff. Protective tariffs are taxes, duties, or other roadblocks (generally in the form of monetary fees) placed on foreign goods by a national or state government in order to protect domestic products and markets.