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Also known as bonbon, 🍬, sweetie
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 sweet confection made primarily from sugar, encompassing a wide range of products including chocolate, chewing gum, and sugar candies, as well as fruits, nuts, and vegetables coated with sugar. This category of treats matters as a significant part of global food culture and consumer habits, representing both a major food industry and a common source of enjoyment across many societies.
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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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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?