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Candy, also commonly called sweets, is a confection that features sugar as a principal ingredient. The category, also called sugar confectionery, encompasses any sweet confection, including chocolate, chewing gum, and sugar candy. Vegetables, fruit, or nuts which have been glazed and coated with sugar are said to be candied.
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Candy is a food item represented by the Unicode character "🍬" and categorized under "candies" in the Openfoodfacts database. This category includes 4,705 products. The nutritional profile for these items lists an energy value of 354 kcal, 3.3 grams of fat, 2.1 grams of saturated fat, 81.2 grams of carbohydrates, 56.6 grams of sugars, 1.6 grams of fiber, 2.3 grams of protein, and 0.43 grams of salt. The products carry a nutriscore of e and a nova score of 4.
The subject is associated with the hashtag "candy" and has a Commons category and gallery titled "Candy". It is referenced by 864 other encyclopedia articles. Additionally, a PubMed query for "candy" yields a count of 9,216 results.
Synthesized by Vinony from 20 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, PubMed, Openfoodfacts, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Key facts
- Food.name
- Candy
- Food.image
- Candy in Damascus.jpg
- Food.image_size
- 250px
- Food.caption
- Candy at a bazaar in Damascus, Syria
- Food.alternate_name
- Sweets/sweeties, lollies
- Food.type
- Sugar confectionery
- Food.main_ingredient
- Sugar or honey
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Nutrition · Open Food Facts
Typical values per 100 g · averaged across 4,705 products
- Energy
- 354 kcal
- Fat
- 3.3 g
- — of which saturates
- 2.1 g
- Carbohydrates
- 81.2 g
- — of which sugars
- 56.6 g
- Fibre
- 1.6 g
- Protein
- 2.3 g
- Salt
- 0.43 g
via Open Food Facts · ODbL
Research
9,216 papers- Hyperactivity: is candy causal?ReviewCritical reviews in food science and nutrition · 1996Krummel DA, Seligson FH, Guthrie HADOI: 10.1080/10408399609527717
- Endoscopic management of candy cane syndrome: A sweet and attractive solution?Gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2022Jaruvongvanich V, Law RDOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2022.02.032
- Candy cigarettes.The New England journal of medicine · 1980Blum ADOI: 10.1056/nejm198004243021724
- Sour candy.Journal - Oklahoma Dental Association · 2008
- Effect of Casein Phosphopeptide-Amorphous Calcium Phosphate Added to Milk, Chewing Gum, and Candy on Dental Caries: A Systematic Review.Caries research · 2023Giacaman RA, Maturana CA, Molina J et al.DOI: 10.1159/000530638
- Influence of candy particle size on oral behaviour.Physiology & behavior · 2020Rosenthal AJ, Philippe ODOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.113089
- Lead Concentrations in Mexican Candy: A Follow-Up Report.Annals of global health · 2020Tamayo-Ortiz M, Sanders AP, Rosa MJ et al.DOI: 10.5334/aogh.2754
- From the children's perspective: What are candy, snacks, and meals?Appetite · 2017Adams EL, Savage JSDOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2017.04.034
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