Candy refers to a snack with sugar as the main ingredient, and some are made of chocolate and nuts coated with sugar.

Candy can be divided into hard candy, hard center-filled candy, cream candy, gel candy, polished candy, gum-based candy, aerated candy and tablet candy, etc.

First of all, gel candy is made of granulated sugar and starch syrup as the main raw materials, with agar, modified starch, gelatin, and pectin as coagulants. The main features of gel candies are that the appearance is transparent and smooth, the taste is generally soft, sticky, glutinous, elastic, and the water content is high. The representative varieties of gel candies include modified starch soft candy, gelatin soft candy, carrageenan soft candy, agar soft candy, pectin soft candy, gum soft candy, etc.

Also, there are inflatable candies. The foaming agent is added in the candy manufacturing process, and the sugar body is filled with numerous fine air bubbles by mechanical rubbing, resulting in loose tissue, reduced density, increased volume, changed color and texture characteristics and varieties of different flavors. Called aerated candy. Aerated candies or fudges come in many varieties, from butter marzipan to marshmallows, which are softer and relatively less chewy. These candies are varied and unique due to their different ingredients.

Lastly, the lollipops. Filled candies are made of hard candies and contain various fillings. Taste varies by filling. There are two kinds of fillings: soft filling and crispy filling. Soft fillings are mostly made of various jams or marshmallows. The filling of the crispy filling is made with various nuts, heated by water to about 43°C, and then put into the peel. There are many varieties of this candy, including jam filling, fruit filling, cheese filling, lobster crispy heart, nut crispy heart and so on. The quality requirements are that the appearance is bright and white, the outer skin and the sandwich are uniform, the thickness is consistent, the shape is complete, and there should be no damage or cracks. The entrance should be sweet and crisp, with no peculiar smell.