List of candies

Candy, known also as sweets and confectionery, has a long history as a familiar food treat that is available in many varieties.

[1] Simple sugar or sucrose is turned into candy by dissolving it in water, concentrating this solution through cooking and allowing the mass either to form a mutable solid or to recrystallize.

[1] Maple sugar candy has been made in this way for thousands of years, with concentration taking place from both freezing and heating.

Jelly candies, such as gumdrops and gummies, use stabilizers including starch, pectin or gelatin.

Gummies are gelatin based chewy candies that come in a variety of shapes, colors and flavors.

Chocolate is made from the fermented, roasted and ground beans of the tropical cacao tree.