Confectionery made mainly from sucrose sugar. Other ingredients include glucose, milk, nuts, fat (animal and vegetable), and fruit. Boiled-sugar candy contains sugar, glucose, color, and flavoring, and is boiled, cooled, and shaped. Chewing gum consists of synthetic or vegetable gum with color, flavoring, and sometimes sweetener added. Toffee and caramel are made from sugar, glucose, animal fat, milk, and cream or vegetable fat, heated and shaped. The US is the biggest producer of candy, though the UK has the highest consumption, with millions of pounds spent each year on advertising.
A rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts.
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1. A food rich in sugar; SYN. confection, confectionery.
2. The taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth; SYN. sweetness, sugariness.
3. A dish served as the last course of a meal