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Candies

Candies are sweet confectionery products made in varied forms for eating as treats or used in desserts.

Candies — illustrative ingredient image

About Candies

Candies are sweet confectionery products made in many forms, commonly from sugar or other sweetening ingredients combined with flavourings, colourings, acids, fats, gelatin, starch, or inclusions depending on the product. They are eaten as individual treats and used in desserts and baked goods.

Flavour and texture vary widely: candies may be fruity, minty, caramel-like, chocolate-based, or spiced, and may range from brittle and glassy to elastic, creamy, or sticky. The exact sensory profile depends on the particular candy and its formulation.

They may be hard, chewy, soft, gummy, compressed, filled, coated, or crystalline, with appearances ranging from clear and glossy to opaque and powdered. As decorations, inclusions, toppings, or flavour components, their preparation changes how their texture and coating are experienced.

Ingredient type
compound ingredient

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Desserts

Ingredient connections awaiting review · Coverage is still growing, including packaged snacks.

Name examples awaiting language review. Confirm the specific food or product.

Local names for candies

Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.

English

candies

Available names only. Languages may be spoken in other countries; a name alone does not identify every ingredient in a dish.

Candies nutrition & diet

Candies nutritional value

Reference: Candy, sugar candy

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
389kcal
Protein
0.0g
Carbs
98.0g
Fat
0.0g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Treat candies as a category rather than a single food: portion and composition vary with hard-boiled, chewy, chocolate-coated, jelly, or filled forms. Record the specific product, edible portion, fillings, coatings, and whether serving includes wrappers or decorative inclusions.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to the exact candy style, brand or recipe, fillings, coatings, and edible serving portion; blend composition matters.

Diet considerations

Candies are generally formulated products, and plant or animal origin cannot be assumed from the category. Milk, gelatin, beeswax, confectioner’s glaze, cereal ingredients, or mixed coatings can change compatibility; sugar-containing forms also create portion-dependent carbohydrate patterns.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Depends on the version
  • Vegetarian
    Depends on the version
  • Pescatarian
    Depends on the version
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Typically incompatible
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Depends on the version
Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Gelatin. The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative. Recipes and products can differ.
Vegetarian · Depends on the version
Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Gelatin. The profile identifies animal flesh, seafood or a derivative excluded by a vegetarian diet. Recipes and products can differ.
Pescatarian · Depends on the version
Check the version or source of: Chocolate coating; Sugar; Fruit Preserve. Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Typically incompatible
Recorded common ingredients: Sugar. This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar). Recipes and products can differ.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan 2023, corrected March 2026 — 15110 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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