Candel, also called cande, is a type of candy sold in Uruguay under the branded name of Astra and manufactured by La Ronda[2] and Penino & Corona.

The particularity of this candy is its high hygroscopy related with its consistence, that is rapidly altered by moisture shifting from hard and crunchy when dry to soft and chewy when moist.

Candels were created in 1940 by a Polish immigrant called Pedro Steinbruch and are solely sold under the Astra brand.

Ten years later another Polish immigrant takes place on the story, Jaime Grill was a young 22-year man ex-combative that married the daughter of Steinbruch.

Grill brought the family business into an industry enterprise by creating the brand Astra and mechanizing the elaboration process in 1940.