Aug 18 2010
All You Should Know About Candies
All About Candy
Candy is really a favorite of all young children as well as many grown ups.
The famous sugar candy is made of thick solution of sugar water which is then made tasty and attractive with the addition of various flavors and colors. These cadies are sometimes made into ice pop candies by freezing them.
Candy is a broad term this includes chocolates, liquorice, toffees, candy bars, chewing gums and more.
Fruit or vegetable coating is placed on add shine to those candies. In most cases these are known as confectionery or sweets. Lollipop is referred to as a sugar candy with a stick. Types of candies like fairy floss or cotton candies are quiet famous and are favorite of many children.
Candy is manufactured from the diluting sugar in milk or water that is then boiled to obtain the required consistency. The outcome from the product depends upon the period of time used for boiling the mixture as well as the ingredients used in the process. These are available in various forms and textures like chewy, soft, brittle and hard. Peppermint sticks, gum drops, lollipops, cotton candy, toffee, praline, rock candy, peanut brittle, taffy, caramel and candy bars are some of the varieties, which are available in the market.
The consistency from the candy is determined by the quantity of sugar put in the mixture. This mixture is boiled till water gets evaporated. The higher the temperature on which the mixture is boiled the harder the candies become and also the lower the temperature used in boiling the softer the candies become.
All the stages for boiling the sugar are: soft ball- temperature 234-240 F, 112-115 C, sugar concentration 85 %, thread- 230 -233F, 110-111 C, sugar concentration 80%, and soft crack- 270-290 F, 132-143 C, sugar concentration 95 % are a few of the stages used for making different candies.
Gelatin is added in some candies like gummy bears and marshmallows which is manufactured out of animal bones thus restricting the vegetarian people to consume them, for e.g. kosher gelatin which is made from fish bone. Some candy could have pectin, gum arabic, agar agar which is substitute for gelatin, but the final quality of the products may vary from the original usage of gelatin. Other widely used non-vegetarian product could be the carmine, which may consist of wings as well as other body parts of some insects.
The candies can be edible for the period of two weeks close to one year. The edibility of the candies and sweets may be increased if they’re kept in dry and cool places. These candies contain high amount of sugar which may be harmful to health. Therefore it is better to have this confectionery in limited quantities. Our mouth contains bacteria which reside on sugar thus creating acid in mouth and then the cavities. To avoid the cavities and spoiling of the teeth it’s important to brush your teeth regularly and neatly preferably after every meal or after eating something sweet.
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