Candy

M&Ms are a type of candy

Turkish delight

Candy, also called a sweet, is a sweet kind of food that is usually made from sugar and water, with flavors and other ingredients added. The word candy, and probably also from Sanskrit khanda, which means "piece (of sugar)".

Spinning candy floss

Candy is found in almost any store because they are made in many companies. Candy can also be made at home. Many people like candy and think it tastes good. Other people do not like it. Candy contains lots of sugar, so it is not very healthy, but can be eaten sometimes. It is the most common snacking food, and there are hundreds of flavors, shapes, and sizes. Candy is not limited to being sweet. Candy can be spicy in different cultures. To add on, Sugar, mainly sucrose from sugar beets or sugarcane, is the major constituent of most candies. Other sweeteners employed in candy manufacture include corn syrup, corn sugar, honey, molasses, maple sugar, and noncaloric sweeteners.

Candy Media

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  A Japanese vendor selling sweets in "The Great Buddha Sweet Shop" from the Miyako meisho zue (1787)

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  Our Mutual Friend, January 7, 1885, satirical cartoon by Joseph Keppler, warning of the dangers of color additives used in candy.

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  Batasha is one of the many traditional candies found in South Asia. Flavored varieties include nuts and mint

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  This photograph was taken with an Olympus E-PL1

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  Individually wrapped butterscotch candies.

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  A box of chocolates, usually given as a gift.

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  Caramels, candy made from butter, milk and sugar, have little nutritional value.

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  Sesame Seed Ball (Candy)

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  Candies with plastic toys inside can create a choking hazard

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  All assorted M&M candies at New York shop

Related pages

• Confectionery