Sweets & Candies

One thing’s for sure, people have always loved noshing on sweet food. Even those who claim that their sweet tooth never acts up from time to time are not always telling the truth. Did you know that, before sugar was readily available, candy was actually based on honey? And that honey was used in Ancient China, Middle East, Egypt, Greece and the Roman Empire to coat fruits and flowers to preserve them or to create forms of candy? Yep, that’s how it all started! Nowadays, however, candy features sugar as a principal ingredient, considering sugar is no longer expensive as it used to be eons ago. Besides, the category, called sugar confectionery, encompasses any sweet confection, including chocolate, chewing gum, and sugar candy. Vegetables, fruit, or nuts which have been glazed and coated with sugar are said to be candied. It is worth noting that most sugar candies are defined in US law as a food of minimal nutritional value. Even in a culture that eats sweets frequently, candy is not a significant source of nutrition or food energy for most people.