This article is about the type of confection generally. For other uses, see Candy (disambiguation) and Candies (disambiguation).
"Sweets" redirects here. For other uses, see Sweets (disambiguation).
Candy
Candy at a bazaar in Damascus, Syria
Alternative names
Sweets, lollies
Type
Sugar confectionery
Main ingredients
Sugar or honey
Media: Candy
Candy, alternatively called sweets or lollies,[a] 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.
Physically, candy is characterized by the use of a significant amount of sugar or sugar substitutes. Unlike a cake or loaf of bread that would be shared among many people, candies are usually made in smaller pieces. However, the definition of candy also depends upon how people treat the food. Unlike sweet pastries served for a dessert course at the end of a meal, candies are normally eaten casually, often with the fingers, as a snack between meals. Each culture has its own ideas of what constitutes candy rather than dessert. The same food may be a candy in one culture and a dessert in another.[2]
^Muthusamy Chandrasekaran (23 October 2015). Enzymes in Food and Beverage Processing. CRC Press. p. 206. ISBN 978-1-4822-2130-5. Archived from the original on 8 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
^Richardson, Tim H. (2002). Sweets: A History of Candy. Bloomsbury USA. pp. 53–54. ISBN 1-58234-229-6.
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