Sugar candy

Not to be confused with hard candy, which is called "sugar candy" in British English
Sugar candy – large crystals of sugar produced from concentrated solutions, often called rock candy in America

Sugar candy is any candy whose primary ingredient is sugar. The main types of sugar candies are hard candies, fondants, caramels, jellies, and nougats.[1] In British English, this broad category of sugar candies is called sweets, and the name candy or sugar-candy is used only for hard candies that are nearly solid sugar.[2]

Sugar candy is a sub-type of candy, which includes sugar candies as well as chocolates, chewing gum and other sweet foods. Candy, in turn, is a sub-type of confectionery, which also includes sweet pastries and sometimes ice cream.[3]

  1. ^ NPCS (2013). Confectionery Products Handbook (Chocolate, Toffees, Chewing Gum & Sugar Free Confectionery). India: Asia Pacific Business Press. pp. 9–13. ISBN 9788178331539.
  2. ^ Judy Pearsal; Bill Truble, eds. (1996). "candy". The Oxford English Reference Dictionary (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 213. ISBN 0-19-860050-X.
  3. ^ International Food Information Service, ed. (2009). Dictionary of Food Science and Technology (2nd ed.). Chichester, U.K.: Wiley–Blackwell. p. 106. ISBN 9781405187404.