Candy is really a favorite of most young children and also many grown ups. The famous sugar candy is made from thick solution of sugar water that is then made tasty and attractive by adding various flavors and colors. These cadies are sometimes converted to ice pop candies by freezing them.

Candy is a broad term which include chocolates, liquorice, toffees, candy bars, chewing gums and more. Fruit or vegetable coating is placed on add shine to those candies. Mostly they are referred to as confectionery or sweets. Lollipop is known as a sugar candy with a stick. Types of candies such as fairy floss or cotton candies are quiet famous and therefore are favorite of many children.

Candy is manufactured with the diluting sugar in milk or water which is then boiled to get the required consistency. The outcome from the product depends upon the time period 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 a couple of the varieties, that exist in the market.

The consistency of 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 as well as the lower the temperature used for boiling the softer the candies become.

The different 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 some of the stages used for making different candies.

Gelatin is added in some candies like gummy bears and marshmallows which is made of animal bones thus restricting the vegetarian people to eat them, for e.g. kosher gelatin which is manufactured out of fish bone. Some candy could have pectin, gum arabic, agar agar which can be substitute for gelatin, but the final quality of the products may vary from the original usage of gelatin. Other commonly used non-vegetarian product could be the carmine, which may consist of wings and other areas of the body of some insects.

The candies could be edible for the period of two weeks close to twelve months. The edibility of the candies and sweets could be increased if they're stored in dry and cool places. These candies contain high amount of sugar which is often 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 is necessary to brush your teeth regularly and neatly preferably after every meal or after eating something sweet.