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Candy & confectionary
A set of food items that are usually rich in sugar and calories but low in micronutrients. As well as candy (USA), they are also called sweets (UK) and lollies (Australia).
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ballotin
Candy & confectionary; Chocolate
A ballotin is a box developed in Belgium with structured compartments designed to prevent the chocolates from crushing each other. Unlike boxes that hold chocolate in ridged paper ...
bean
Candy & confectionary; Chocolate
Also called the grain, the seed of the cacao pod of the Theobroma cacao tree, beans are the source of all chocolate and cocoa. There are generally 20 to 40 flat, almond-shaped ...
belgian or belgian-style chocolate
Candy & confectionary; Chocolate
Of the three styles of bonbons—Belgian, French and Swiss—Belgian chocolates are characterized by a slightly larger size, a thicker chocolate shell and a heavier and sweeter ...
bitter chocolate
Candy & confectionary; Chocolate
Another word for Baker’s chocolate or unsweetened chocolate.
bittersweet chocolate
Candy & confectionary; Chocolate
Sweetened dark chocolate containing at least 35% chocolate liquor, in addition to sugar and cocoa butter. The darkest eating chocolate with the most intense cacao flavor. it can ...
blended bar
Candy & confectionary; Chocolate
A chocolate bar made of beans representing any combination of bean varieties, growing regions, and harvest years. The opposite of a blended bar is a single origin bar, where all ...
blending
Candy & confectionary; Chocolate
The process that takes place with chocolate that is not single bean, e.g. 100% Porcelana—i.e., most chocolate. After roasting and before grinding, the crushed cacao beans are ...
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- Caramels (65)
- Chocolate (8523)
- Gum (399)
- Gummies (220)
- Hard candy (409)
- Licorice (38)
- Lollies (340)
- Mints (149)
- Sours (32)
- Sugar candy (79)