All You Have To Know About Candies

By Jewell Humenik


Candy is really a favorite of all young children and also many grown ups. The famous sugar candy is made from thick solution of sugar water that is then made tasty and attractive with the addition of various flavors and colors. These cadies are sometimes made into ice pop candies by freezing them.

Candy is a broad term this includes chocolates, liquorice, toffees, candy bars, chewing gums and much more. Fruit or vegetable coating is applied to add shine to those candies. Usually they are known as confectionery or sweets. Lollipop is called a sugar candy with a stick. Distinct candies like fairy floss or cotton candies are quiet famous and are favorite of countless children.

Candy is manufactured by the diluting sugar in milk or water which is then boiled to get the required consistency. The outcome from the product depends upon the time period used for boiling the mixture as well as the ingredients employed in the process. These can be found in various forms and textures like chewy, soft, brittle and hard. Peppermint sticks, gum drops, lollipops, cotton candy, toffee, praline, rock candy, peanut brittle, taffy, caramel and candy bars are some of the varieties, that exist in the market.

The consistency from the candy depends on the quantity of sugar make the mixture. This mixture is boiled till the water gets evaporated. The higher the temperature where the mixture is boiled the harder the candies become and also the lower the temperature used in boiling the softer the candies become.

The various stages for boiling the sugar are: soft ball- temperature 234-240 F, 112-115 C, sugar concentration 85 %, thread- 230 -233F, 110-111 C, sugar concentration 80%, and soft crack- 270-290 F, 132-143 C, sugar concentration 95 % are a couple of the stages used for making different candies.

Gelatin is added in a few candies like gummy bears and marshmallows which is made from animal bones thus restricting the vegetarian people to eat them, for e.g. kosher gelatin which is manufactured out of fish bone. Some candy may contain pectin, gum arabic, agar agar which is substitute for gelatin, but the final company's products may vary from the original usage of gelatin. Other widely used non-vegetarian product will be the carmine, which may consist of wings as well as other areas of the body of some insects.

The candies could be edible for the period of two weeks close to twelve months. The edibility of the candies and sweets can be increased when they are stored in dry and cool places. These candies contain high amount of sugar which may be bad for health. So it's better to have this confectionery in limited quantities. Our mouth contains bacteria which reside on sugar thus creating acid in mouth and then the cavities. To avoid the cavities and spoiling of the teeth it is crucial to brush your teeth regularly and neatly preferably after every meal or after eating something sweet.




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