Candy & confectionary

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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chocolate

Candy & confectionary; Chocolate

The food product made from the roasted seeds (beans) of the cacao tree. The hulled meat of the bean, the nib, is ground and processed, into various forms for eating and drinking. ...

chocolate bar

Candy & confectionary; Chocolate

For 90% of its history, from about 1500 B.C.E. when it was made as a drink by the Olmecs in Mesoamerica, chocolate was only a beverage. Solid chocolate was not created until 1847. ...

chocolate chips or chocolate morsels

Candy & confectionary; Chocolate

Miniature drops of chocolate used in baking which keep their shape in the finished product. Chocolate chips also are used in ice cream, for decorative purposes on various sweets, ...

chocolate liqueur

Candy & confectionary; Chocolate

An alcoholic cordial with chocolate flavoring like crème de cacao, which can be drunk as a liqueur or as an ingredient in a cocktail. Not to be confused with chocolate liquor.

chocolate mexicano

Candy & confectionary; Chocolate

See Mexican Chocolate.

chocolate milk

Candy & confectionary; Chocolate

Milk that has had sugar and chocolate added for flavoring. Chocolate milk is available in whole, low fat and nonfat (skim) milk.

chocolate modeling paste

Candy & confectionary; Chocolate

A mixture of chocolate and corn syrup that creates a malleable product, similar to marzipan. It is used in decoration to create flowers, leaves, ribbons, and other decor for ...