Konpeito is said to be a corrupt form of the Portuguese word “confeito” which is Portugal’s local confectionary and was first introduced to Japan by Portuguese traders in the early 16th century. Despite konpeito is renowned for its horny bulges, the reasons for their formulation have not been theoretically proven yet.This assortment features five different colors and flavors: white (plain sugar), purple (grape), orange (peach), yellow (apple), and green (soda pop). The colored konpeitos are pigmented only with natural colorants.