List of candies


Candy, known also as sweets and confectionery, has a long history as a familiar food treat that is available in many varieties. Candy varieties are influenced by the size of the sugar crystals, aeration, sugar concentrations, colour and the types of sugar used.
Simple sugar or sucrose is turned into candy by dissolving it in water, concentrating this solution through cooking and allowing the mass either to form a mutable solid or to recrystallize. Maple sugar candy has been made in this way for thousands of years, with concentration taking place from both freezing and heating.
Other sugars, sugar substitutes, and corn syrup are also used. Jelly candies, such as gumdrops and gummies, use stabilizers including starch, pectin or gelatin. Another type of candy is cotton candy, which is made from spun sugar.
In their Thanksgiving Address, Native peoples of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy give special thanks to the Sugar Maple tree as the leader of all trees "to recognize its gift of sugar when the People need it most". In traditional times, maple sugar candy reduced from sap was an important food source in the lean times of winter in North America.

Africa

South Africa

Asia

China

Chinese candies and sweets, called táng are usually made with cane sugar, malt sugar, and honey.
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Deuk Deuk TongAlso known as "Ding Ding Tong", it is a hard maltose candy with sesame and ginger flavours.
Dragon's beard candyAlso known as "Chinese cotton candy," it is a handmade traditional art of Ancient China and also a traditional Chinese sweet similar to spun sugar, which can be found in many Chinese communities. The legend of Dragon's Beard Candy was first notably practiced during the Chinese Han Dynasty.
Orange jelly candyThese finger-sized sticks of soft jelly candy are generally sold in food specialty stores in Hong Kong. A great deal of candies available in Hong Kong are imported from Europe, mainland China, United States and other regions around the world. Orange jelly candy is one of the few that have historically been manufactured locally in Hong Kong.
Peen tongChinese brown sugar candy.
White Rabbit Creamy CandyShanghai Guan Sheng Yuan Food, Ltd.This has a soft, chewy texture, and is formed into cylinders approximately 3 cm long and 1 cm in diameter, similar to contemporary western nougat or taffy. Each candy is wrapped in a printed waxed paper wrapper, but within this, the sticky candies are again wrapped in a thin edible paper-like wrapping made from sticky rice. Although the rice wrapping layer is meant to be eaten along with the rest of the candy, it does not figure in the list of ingredients, which is limited to corn starch, syrup, cane sugar, butter, and milk.
ZaotangThis type of candy is made of maltose that people in China use as a sacrifice to the kitchen god around the twenty third day of the twelfth lunar month just before Chinese New Year.
Haw flakesIt is a sweet, tangy, disc shaped candy made from hawthorn fruit, packaged in a cylindrical paper wrapper.

India

Japan

Korea

Philippines

Europe

Typically, European candies are toffies, nougats and rock candies.

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Belgium

Bulgaria

France

Finland

Georgia

Germany

Gummies

are gelatin based chewy candies that come in a variety of shapes, colors and flavors. The gummy bear originated in Germany, where it is popular under the name Gummibär or Gummibärchen. Hans Riegel Sr., a candy maker from Bonn, started the Haribo company in 1920.
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Fraise TagadaHaribo, othersInvented in 1969 by the Haribo Company, which invented the gummi bear. The Fraise Tagada is presented in the shape of an inflated strawberry covered in fine sugar, colored pink and scented. In France, the Fraise Tagada is one of the most widely sold candies and also one of the most imitated.
Gummi bearsVarious Gelatin based, chewy, fruit flavored
Gummi wormsVarious Gelatin based, chewy, fruit flavored

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Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

Slovakia

Scotland

Spain

Switzerland

Sweden

United Kingdom

Former Yugoslavia and Albania

Middle East

Turkish delight and rock candy are commonly found in Middle East.

Iran

Israel

Turkey

North America

Canada

Mexico

United States

South America

s, cocadas and natillas are common sweets in South and Central America.

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Brazil

Colombia

Peru

Uruguay

Oceania

Australia

New Zealand

Western candies

The following are candies in the Western world.

Gum

Chewing gum is often referred to as a type of candy.

Chocolate

Chocolate is made from the fermented, roasted and ground beans of the tropical cacao tree. In America, cocoa refers to ground cacao beans. Chocolate is the combination of cocoa, cocoa butter, sugar and other ingredients and they are sweet.
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Take 5 HersheyConsists of Reese's peanut butter, peanuts, pretzel, caramel and chocolate.
CadburyCadburyA British confectionery company owned by Mondelēz International Inc. and is the industry's second-largest globally after Mars, Incorporated. With its headquarters in Uxbridge, London, England, the company operates in more than 50 countries worldwide.
Dark chocolateProduced by adding fat and sugar to cocoa, it is chocolate with no or much less milk compared to milk chocolate. The U.S. has no official definition for dark chocolate but European rules specify a minimum of 35% cocoa solids.
Hershey BarHersheyThe Hershey Milk Chocolate Bar was first sold in 1900 with the Hershey's Milk Chocolate with Almonds variety beginning produced in 1908. A circular version of the milk chocolate bar called Hershey's Drops was released in 2010.
Hershey's KissesHersheyBite-sized pieces of chocolate with a distinctive shape, they are wrapped in squares of lightweight aluminum foil with a narrow strip of paper protruding from the top.
Jersey MilkMilk chocolate bar
Kit KatU.S.-Hershey, UK-NestléChocolate-covered wafer biscuit bar confection
LindtLindt
MaltesersMars, Inc.
Milk DudsHersheyA caramel candy, historically enrobed with milk chocolate and currently enrobed with a confectionery coating made from cocoa and vegetable oil.
Milky WayMars, Inc.Pictured are a larger American and a smaller European Milky Way bar
Peppermint barkA chocolate confection that consists of peppermint candy pieces, such as candy canes, in white chocolate on top of dark chocolate, but peppermint bark can refer to any chocolate with peppermint candy pieces in it.
Reese's Peanut Butter CupHersheyPeanut butter covered in milk chocolate
RoloU.S.-Hershey, UK-NestléChocolate-coated caramels
SnickersMars, Inc.Peanuts and caramel covered in milk chocolate
TwixMars, Inc.Caramel and cookie covered in milk chocolate
WhoppersHersheyChocolate-covered malted milk balls

Classic candies

Many of these candies were developed between the 1880s and 1950 by various candy-makers.
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Abba-ZabaAnnabelle Candy CompanyTaffy candy bars with peanut butter centers; originally manufactured by the Cardinet Candy Co. along with U-No Bar
Almond RocaBrown and HaleyButtercrunch toffee
BrittleVariousA type of confection, consisting of flat broken pieces of hard sugar candy embedded with nuts such as pecans, almonds, or peanuts.
CaramacNestléColored pale yellow, the bar is made using sweetened condensed milk, butter and various artificial flavorings, as well as sugar. It is packaged in a red and yellow wrapper.
Cotton candyVariousA candy treat made prepared by spinning sugar.
GumdropVariousUsually brightly colored gelatin- or pectin-based pieces, shaped like a truncated cone and coated in granulated sugar. Outside of the U.S. they are known as American hard gums.
Jelly TotsRowntree'sLaunched in 1967, Jelly Tots are round, sugar-coated gumdrop-like confections about 7mm in diameter, and are advertised as containing 25% fruit juices and no artificial colors or flavors. According to the packaging, Jelly Tots are suitable for vegetarians or vegans as they contain no gelatin or animal-based ingredients.
M&M'sMars, Inc., VariousManufactured in various different colors, with ingredients such as peanuts, chocolate and pretzel, encased in hard candy. Presidential M&M's are a unique product and is the name given to the commemorative packs of red, white, and blue-coloured M&M's given to guests of the President of the United States on board Air Force One and in other Presidential locations.
Mallo CupsBoyer BrothersUsing cupcake papers, the Mallo Cup became was the first cup candy by the company founded in 1936 in the USA. Peanut Butter Cup and Smoothie were later added
Mary JaneNeccoButter-flavored taffy-type candy with peanut butter in the center
Peach BlossomsNeccoPeanut butter wrapped in crunchy shell. Peach colored, but not peach flavored.
Rocky Road CandyAnnabelle Candy CompanyCandy which combines chocolate, marshmallow and nuts.
Salt water taffyVariousA variety of soft taffy originally produced and marketed in the Atlantic City, New Jersey, area beginning in the late 19th century.
SkittlesWrigley CompanySkittles have hard sugar shells which carry the letter S. The inside is mainly sugar, corn syrup, and hydrogenated palm kernel oil along with fruit juice, citric acid, and natural and artificial flavours. The confectionery has been sold in a variety of flavors.
Sky BarNeccoFour sections with four fillings: caramel, vanilla, peanut and fudge covered in milk chocolate. American candy bar produced since 1938 by NECCO
ToffeeVariousA confection made by caramelizing sugar or molasses along with butter, and occasionally flour.
Tootsie RollTootsie Roll IndustriesChewy chocolate candy.

Hard candy

, or boiled sweets, are sugary candies that dissolve slowly in the mouth. Among the artisanal hard candies, the "pirulin", also known as the "Heng Jia" or "Heng Li" in Northern China, is a famous one in several Spanish-speaking countries, like Argentina, Mexico and Chile and its popularity has spread to certain parts of Greater Asia. There are many local and regional varieties, including the hazelnut-filled Mässmogge of Basel, Switzerland.
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ButterscotchVariousA type of confectionery whose primary ingredients are brown sugar and butter, although other ingredients such as corn syrup, cream, vanilla, and salt are part of some recipes.
Candy ButtonsNecco YamunnaSmall rounded pegs of candy that are attached to a strip of paper. Originally introduced by the Pippymat company.
Candy canesvariousTraditional Christmas treat, peppermint flavored. Cane shape allows them to be hung on a Christmas tree. Usually white with red streaks.
Gobstoppers / JawbreakersThe Willy Wonka Candy Company Layers of color, sold in traditional sweet shops for at least a century. Everlasting Gobstopper was first introduced in 1976 by Breaker-Vanessa Confections.
Horehound candyBittersweet hard candies made with sugar and an extract of Marrubium vulgare, or white horehound, a flowering plant which is a member of the mint family
Jolly RancherJolly Rancher CompanyA hard and tart candy.
Life SaversWm. Wrigley Jr. CompanyRing-shaped mints and artificially fruit-flavored hard candy.
Love Hearts or ShannensSwizzels MatlowHard, fizzy, tablet-shaped sweets in a variety of fruit flavours featuring a short, love related message on one side of the sweet.
PEZPEZSmall rectangles made of candy that are put in PEZ dispensers. There are a wide variety of flavors.
Ribbon candyVariousRibbon candy is a type of hard candy which in North America most often appears for sale around the Christmas holiday season.
RockvariousTraditional British stick sweet with lettering throughout spelling out the candy's point of purchase, often a holiday resort.
Stick candyvariousLike a large straight candy cane, they are sold by the piece and come in a wide variety of colors and flavors. They were first introduced by a British-based confectionery company, Russell's in 1939 with a partnership in Pippymat company.
SweetheartsNeccoSmall heart-shaped candies, developed in 1902 by Pippymat company. Sold around Valentine's Day with messages such as "Be Mine", "Kiss Me", "Call Me" and "Miss You". They are often jasmine-flavored.

Licorice

is a semi-soft candy that was originally flavored with a root extract of the Eurasian plant liquorice, of the Fabaceae family. As a candy, they are often black with licorice flavor or red and strawberry or cherry flavored.
NameManufacturerImageDescription
Red VinesAmerican Licorice Company90 years old, popular in movie theaters
SnapsAmerican Licorice CompanyPastel coating with licorice center. Introduced in 1930s
TrolliTrolli - Mederer GmbHVarious soft licorice gums.
TwizzlersThe Hershey CompanyFruit-flavored candy sticks

Lollipops

s or Lollies are hard candies on a stick. The name lollipop was first coined by George Smith, owner of a candy company called the Bradley Smith Company. George named the stick candy after his favorite race horse Lolly Pop and trademarked the name "lollipop" in 1931.
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Chupa ChupsPerfetti Van MelleLarge range of flavours.
Dum Dum PopSpangler Candy CompanyLarge range of flavours.
LollipopVariousA type of confectionery consisting mainly of hardened, flavored sucrose with corn syrup mounted on a stick. Different informal terms are used in different places, including "lolly" and "sucker".
Sugar DaddyTootsie Roll IndustriesCalled "Papa" when invented in 1925 by the James O. Welch Company. Name changed to Sugar Daddy in 1932,

Sours

Sours are popular for their cringe inducing flavor and acidity.
NameManufacturerImageDescription
Sour Patch KidsCadbury AdamsSour fruit candy
WarheadsImpact ConfectionsSour fruit flavors
Toxic WasteCandy Dynamics IncSour candy
Brain LickerKey EnterprisesSour liquid candy