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.[1]

A candy shop in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Candy in Damascus, Syria
Bulk candies
Various candies from Austria, Denmark, France and Sweden.

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.[1] Maple sugar candy has been made in this way for thousands of years, with concentration taking place from both freezing and heating.[2]

Other sugars, sugar substitutes, and corn syrup are also used. Jelly candies, such as gumdrops and gummies, use stabilizers including starch, pectin or gelatin.[1] 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".[2] 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

NameManufacturerImageDescription
AstrosCadbury-A candy coated chocolate with a biscuit center. The product was first launched in 1997 in the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States and in South Africa as a rival to Nestlé Smarties, and M&M's in the US.[3] In Australia they were marketed as Lunas.
Massam's-The maker of a nougat candy from South Africa. Varieties include honey almond, almond cherry, and honey cashew. The candies are exported to various countries.

Asia

Bangladesh

NameManufacturerImageDescription
Tiler Khaja A Bangladeshi sweet candy made from sesame seeds.

China

Chinese candies and sweets, called táng ()[4] are usually made with cane sugar, malt sugar, and honey.

NameManufacturerImageDescription
Deuk Deuk Tong-Also known as "Ding Ding Tong", it is a hard maltose candy with sesame and ginger flavours.
Dragon's beard candy Also 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.[5]
Orange jelly candy These 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 tong Chinese 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.[6] 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. This also comes in a variety of flavors.
Zaotang This 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 flakes It is a sweet, tangy, disc shaped candy made from hawthorn fruit, packaged in a cylindrical paper wrapper.

Indonesia

NameManufacturerImageDescription
Kino CandyKino IndonesiaThe first and the flagship product of Kino Indonesia.[7]
KopikoMayora Indah A candy made from coffee extract from Indonesia's finest coffee beans.

Japan

NameManufacturerImageDescription
Botan Rice CandyJFC International-These chewy rice candies are wrapped in a thin layer of edible rice paper that dissolves in the mouth. A children's sticker is included in every box.
Hi-ChewMorinaga & CompanyThis fruit-flavored chewy candy was first released in 1975. It was re-released in its current shape (a stick of several individually wrapped candies) in February 1986. Hi-Chew candies are individually wrapped in logo-stamped foil or plain white wax paper (depending on the localization).
Konpeitō This sugar candy was introduced by the Portuguese in the 16th century, and is a small toffee sphere (5 mm in diameter) with a pimply surface, made from sugar, water, and flour, in a variety of colors. Originally there was a sesame seed in the middle, later a poppy seed, but nowadays no seed at all. The name "konpeito" comes from the Portuguese word "confeito", meaning "comfit" (a type of confectionery).
MeijiMeiji Seika Meiji chocolates flavors include cheese, black pepper, jasmine, basil, and lemon salt.[8]
PockyEzaki Glico This biscuit stick coated with chocolate is also available in a wide variety of other flavors.
Pucca ChocolateMeiji SeikaThis baked pretzel candy with a chocolate cream center is also available in strawberry and milk flavors.
PucchoUHA Mikakutō Co. Ltd. Gummi Puccho squares have a unique consistency similar to a combination of gummy bears and taffy. They often contain gummy "balls" of flavor that are more chewy than the rest of the square. There are also "fizz" balls that mimic the carbonation of their soda derivatives.

Korea

NameManufacturerImageDescription
Dalgona or ppopgi A Korean sweet candy made from melted sugar and baking soda.

Philippines

NameManufacturerImageDescription
Balikucha A sugarcane-based pulled sugar candy from the Ilocos region often used a sweetener for coffee.[9]
ChatletCosmetique Asia CorporationA choco-peanut candy brand in the Philippines.
Choc NutUnisman and later, Annie's Sweets Manufacturing and Packaging Corporation A chocolate product that originated in the Philippines and has endured as one of the country's most consumed children's snacks. Called Choc Nut because it is a mixture of powdered peanuts and chocolate.
Choco ManiCosmetique Asia CorporationA choco-peanut candy brand in the Philippines.
ChubbyRebiscoA chewy candy.[10]
Flat TopsRicoa (Comfoods) A milk chocolate in a circular shape wrapped individually in metallic wrappers.[11]
HanyAnnie Candy Manufacturing Hany milk chocolate is a chocolate mixed with peanuts. It is similar to Choc Nut.[12]
Haw Haw Milk CandyNew Soonly Food Products inc. A rectangular milk powder candy usually sold at many sari-sari stores.[13][14]
JudgeRebisco Judge is a chewing gum usually spearmint flavor, there are other flavors such as cherry.[15]
LippsRebiscoNon-mentholated hard candy[16]
MaxxUniversal RobinaA menthol candy that cools, soothes and freshens breath.[17]
Mr. CandiesRebiscoA cream-filled chewy candy comes in 5 flavors: Buko (coconut), Keso (cheese), Mais (sweet corn), Melon and Yema.
Nata de coco This chewy, translucent, jelly-like foodstuff is produced by the fermentation of coconut water, which gels through the production of microbial cellulose by Acetobacter xylinum. Originating in the Philippines, nata de coco is most commonly sweetened as a candy or dessert, and can accompany many things including pickles, drinks, ice cream, puddings and fruit mixes.
PotchiColumbia International Food Products This gummy has a strawberry pink top and white base, it is covered with crystallized sugar to give it more flavor. Its flavor usually is strawberry cream, although it also has a chocolate covered variant.[18]
Queen ManiCosmetique Asia CorporationA choco-peanut candy brand in the Philippines.
StarrRebiscoFormerly known as Storck. A mentholated hard candy that cools, soothes and freshens breath.
V-talCosmetique Asia CorporationA choco-peanut candy brand in the Philippines.
Vita CubesRebiscoA healthy, yummy jelly candy.[19]

Europe

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

Austria

NameManufacturerImageDescription
Pez Invented in 1927 in Vienna. Comes in candy refill packs for Pez canisters that comes in a wide variety of famous cartoon characters.

Belgium

NameManufacturerImageDescription
CuberdonConfiserie Geldhof, Eeklo This cone-shaped candy with a melty core and a crisp crust is traditionally flavored with raspberry.
VanparysVanparys Vanparys manufactures a type of chocolate dragée: a Belgian dark chocolate, coated with thin layers of sugar, and made in 50 colors in three finishes: matte, glossy, or pearlescent.

Bulgaria

NameManufacturerImageDescription
Lokum Plain or spiced Turkish delight with rose petals, white walnuts, or "endreshe".

Denmark

NameManufacturerImageDescription
Dracula PillerScan Choco A/S Disc-shaped hard salty liquorice candies.
Kongen af Danmark Red aniseed-flavoured hard candies containing beetroot juice.
Spunk Small pastilles with fruit and salty liquorice flavours.

Estonia

NameManufacturerImageDescription
DraakonKalev Small chewy sweets in various fruity flavours.

Finland

NameManufacturerImageDescription
Salmiakki Salty liquorice, is a variety of liquorice flavoured with ammonium chloride, common in the Nordic countries, the Netherlands, and northern Germany.
GeishaFazer Fazer Geisha is soft milk chocolate contains hazelnut nougat filling.
Dumle Fazer Dumle is milk chocolate that contains toffee inside it.
Marianne Fazer Marianne has a hard cover and a chocolate heart inside it.
Turkish Peber Fazer Tyrkisk Peber has a hard and thick cover and contains salmiakki powder.
London drops Pastel-coloured liquorice drops with a hard, sugary aniseed-flavoured coating.
Pirate coins Coin-shaped salty liquorice and fruit flavoured candies with pirate-inspired images.
Finlandia Spherical fruit-flavoured marmalade candies.
Vihreät kuulat Spherical pear-flavoured marmalade candies.
Liqueur FillsChocolate covered confectionary with inner sugar shell containing small amount of liquid alcohol: Rum, Punsch, Maraschino or Cherry Brandy. Alcohol content is 2.8%.
Kiss-KissOblong pink toffee-filled candies.
HopeatoffeeCloetta Chewy toffee candy bar with a salty liquorice flavour.
Aakkoset Lozenge-shaped soft, chewy candies in various flavours decorated with capital letters.
Mynthon Small disc-shaped hard breath mint pastilles.
Manalan makeisetPoppamies Hard fruit-flavoured candies containing strong chili extract.
SisuLeaf International Small black chewy, liquorice-flavoured breath mints made with gum arabic.
Vanhat AutotHalva Black car-shaped chewy pieces of salty liquorice candy.

France

NameManufacturerImageDescription
Anis de FlavignySmall, white balls of sugar surrounding an anise seed. Although they come in many hard candy flavors the rose are most popular.
Bergamote de NancyLefèvre-Denise Shiny, small candy squares made from sugar and bergamot essential oil.
Berlingot
Bêtise de Cambrai
Cachou LajaunieMondelēz International Hard licorice candies with mint extract.
Calisson This traditional French candy consists of a smooth, pale yellow, homogeneous paste of candied fruit (especially melons and oranges) and ground almonds topped with a thin layer of royal icing. The calisson is believed to have its origins in medieval Italy.
CarambarDelespaul-Havez company A chewy caramel candy. In 1972, the name changed to "Super Caram'bar". In 1977, the name lost its apostrophe.
Caramel mou au beurre salé
Chocolate truffleVarious The chocolate truffle is thought to have been first created by N. Petruccelli in Chambéry, France in December 1895.[20] They are traditionally made with a chocolate ganache centre coated in chocolate, icing sugar, cocoa powder or chopped toasted nuts (typically hazelnuts, almonds or coconut), usually in a spherical, conical, or curved shape.
Cocon de Lyon
CoucougnetteMaison Francis MiotConfection made with almonds, marzipan, and chocolate.
HollywoodMondelez InternationalThe first French chewing gum, it was created in 1952. The French were introduced to chewing gum for the first time by the American troops stationed there in 1944. In 1958, the gum's main advertising focus was that of the American Dream. While Hollywood now offers a variety of different flavors, the very first flavor was spearmint.[21]
Macaron A sweet meringue-based cookie sandwich, with ganache, jam, or buttercream, between two halves. Traditionally believed to have been introduced to France by the Italian chef of queen Catherine De Medici during the Renaissance period.
Marron glacé A marron glacé (plural marrons glacés) is a confection, originating in southern France and northern Italy consisting of a chestnut candied in sugar syrup and glazed. Marrons glacés are an ingredient in many desserts and are also eaten on their own.
Niniche de Quiberon
Nougat de Montélimar
Pâte de fruits
Vichy PastillesEurazeo a French confectionery produced in the town of Vichy, department of Allier, France. They were invented in 1825.
Violette de ToulouseCandiflor

Georgia

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Churchkhela Candle-shaped candy made of grape must, nuts and flour.

Germany

NameManufacturerImageDescription
MilkaMondelēz International A milk chocolate candy that was first created in 1901. The candy's packaging is unique and includes its iconic lilac-colored cow, which helps tie the candy back to its Alpine heritage.[22]
NappoWAWI chocolate AGA diamond-shaped, chocolate-covered nougat produced in Germany since 1925.
MaoamHariboRectangular fruit-flavoured chewy toffee candies.

Gummies

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 (rubber bear) or Gummibärchen (little rubber bear). Hans Riegel Sr., a candy maker from Bonn, started the Haribo company in 1920.[citation needed]

NameManufacturerImageDescription
Fraise TagadaHaribo, others Invented in 1969 by the Haribo Company, which invented the gummy 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 (1 billion Fraises annually) and also one of the most imitated.
Gummi bearsVarious (Haribo, Trolli) Gelatin based, chewy, fruit flavored
Gummi wormsVarious (Trolli) Gelatin based, chewy, fruit flavored

Greece

NameManufacturerImageDescription
Akanes Akanes is a Greek sweet similar to loukoumi, only that it is flavoured with fresh butter from buffalo rather than fruit essences.

Hungary

NameManufacturerImageDescription
Túró Rudi A chocolate bar popular in Hungary since 1968. The bar is composed of a thin outer coating of chocolate and an inner filling of túró (curd). The "Rudi" in the product name comes from the Hungarian "rúd", which translates to rod or bar (and is also a nickname for the name Rudolf). Túró Rudi can be made in different flavors and sizes.
Sport szelet A chocolate bar produced in Hungary in the 1950s. It has a dark chocolate coating and an inner filling of rum.
NegroGyőri Keksz Kft. A Hungarian candy, its black color is derived from molasses, and menthol is used to add flavor. Its full recipe is an industrial secret.[23][24]
Szaloncukor

Christmas candy made of fondant, covered by chocolate, and wrapped in shiny coloured foil

Italy

NameManufacturerImageDescription
Ferrero RocherFerrero SpA Spherical chocolate introduced in 1982 by the Italian chocolatier Michele Ferrero.
Jordan almonds Almonds that are sugar panned in various pastel colors.[25] In Sulmona, Italy, the technique of creating the dragée almonds was perfected by the Pelino family.[26] Jordan Almonds are thought to originate from ancient Greece, where honey-covered almonds were commonly eaten at festivities.
RaffaelloFerrero SpA Spherical coconut-almond confection.

Netherlands

NameManufacturerImageDescription
HopjeRademaker Sweet made of coffee, caramel, cream and butter.
MentosPerfetti Van Melle Scotch-mints

Poland

NameManufacturerImageDescription
Krówki Fudge, semi-soft milk toffee candies.
Miodek turecki a candy traditionally sold in Kraków, Poland on the gates of cemeteries during All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day.[27]
Ptasie mleczko Soft chocolate-covered candy filled with soft meringue or milk soufflé.
Prince PoloKraft Jacobs Suchard Introduced in 1955, it is a candy of the Polish People's Republic. It is a chocolate-covered wafer, with four layers of wafer joined by three layers of chocolate-flavored filling.

Portugal

NameManufacturerImageDescription
QueijadaOriginating in Portugal, and common in Brazil. Traditionally prepared with grated cottage cheese, milk, sugar, butter and egg yolks.
Pastel de nataPortugal's most traditional and well-known sweet. Traditionally made with puff pastry. milk, sugar, butter and egg yolks.

Romania

NameManufacturerImageDescription
KamasutraSC Pralin SRL at CisnădieChocolate shaped like kamasutra positions. The Kamasutra chocolate was invented in 2007 by Florin Balan.
Rahat Fruit flavored Turkish delight

Russia

NameManufacturerImageDescription
Pastila A fruit-based candy produced in the town of Kolomna since the 14th century.[28]
Hematogen A nutrition bar produced in the USSR and ex-USSR countries and having sugar, milk and bovine serum albumin as main ingredients.
Curd snack A snack made from milled and pressed curd cheese, glazed with chocolate or cream.

Spain

NameManufacturerImageDescription
Turrón Traditional Spaniard nougat. A well known type is Turrón de Jijona

Sweden

NameManufacturerImageDescription
Polkagris White-and-red striped candy sticks with peppermint flavour.
Ahlgrens bilarCloetta Car-shaped soft, foamy fruit-flavoured candies.
Läkerol Soft sugarfree breath mints in various flavours.
DaimMarabou, Mondelez International A soft chocolate covered caramel sweet.
Swedish FishMalaco, Mondelez International Fish-shaped chewy fruit and liquorice flavoured candies.
LakrisalMalaco Hard, brittle disc-shaped candies with a salty liquorice flavour.
Djungelvrål Chewy black liquorice-flavoured candies covered in a strong salty liquorice powder. The bag has a characteristic picture of a chimpanzee.

Switzerland

NameManufacturerImageDescription
RicolaRicola ltd Cough drops and breath mints.
TobleroneMondelez International Chocolate bar shaped as triangular prisms.

United Kingdom

NameManufacturerImageDescription
Aero Aero is an aerated chocolate bar originally produced by Rowntree's.
Aniseed twist Red or orange aniseed-flavoured boiled sweets.
Black JackBarratt Square-shaped black chewy candies with an aniseed flavour.
Bounty The chocolate bar consists of a coconut flavoured filling coated with milk or dark chocolate
Crunchie Crunchie is a brand of chocolate bar with a honeycomb toffee
Fruit SaladBarratt Square-shaped pink chewy candies with a raspberry and pineapple flavour.
Kit KatNestlé Chocolate-covered wafer bar confection created by Rowntree's of York.
MarsMars Mars is a British chocolate bar.
Maltesers Maltesers consist of a spheroid malted milk centre surrounded by milk chocolate.
Pink shrimpsBarratt'sA strawberry-flavoured, shrimp-shaped pink sweet, with a light foamy consistency.
PoloNestlé Circular-shaped breath mints with a hole in the middle.
Skittles Skittles is a brand of fruit-flavored candy, coated in candy shells. First made commercially in 1974 by a British company.
Smarties Similar to M&M's, Smarties are circular chocolate candies, coated in candy shells. First manufactured in 1947 by H.I. Rowntree & Company.
StarburstThe Wrigley Company Square-shaped soft, chewy fruit-flavoured candies.
Wine gums Chewy, firm pastille-type sweets similar to gumdrops without the sugar coating

Scotland

NameManufacturerImageDescription
Tablet A medium-hard, sugary confection from Scotland. Tablet is usually made from sugar, condensed milk, and butter, boiled to a soft-ball stage and allowed to crystallize. It is often flavored with vanilla, and sometimes has nut pieces in it.[29]

Former Yugoslavia and Albania

NameManufacturerImageDescription
Rahat-lokumRose and walnut Turkish delight.

Middle East

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

Iran

NameManufacturerImageDescription
Rock candyVarious Candied sugar has its origins in Iran. It is a type of confectionery made of a crystallized supersaturated solution of water and sugar.

Israel

NameManufacturerImageDescription
Hanukkah geltCarmit, Strauss,
Steenland Chocolate[30]
The term "Hanukkah gelt" refers to both money and chocolate coins given to Jewish children on the festival of Hanukkah.
KlikUnileverChocolate-covered corn flakes and malted milk balls
Pesek ZmanStrauss Manufactured in Israel

Turkey

NameManufacturerImageDescription
Pişmaniye Turkish cotton candy (and also Bosnian) is a sweet in fine strands made by blending flour roasted in butter into pulled sugar.

North America

Canada

NameManufacturerImageDescription
Cadbury CaramilkCadbury AdamsA caramel-filled chocolate bar that was first manufactured in 1968.
Coffee CrispNestlé A coffee-flavoured wafer candy bar covered in chocolate.
Maple taffytraditional Boiled maple syrup poured onto fresh snow, which hardens it, and rolled around a stick.

Mexico

NameManufacturerImageDescription
SaladitosDe La RosaConsidered as a candy in Mexico, Saladitos are salted plums, which can also be sweetened with sugar and anise or coated in chili and lime. They originated in China.

United States

NameManufacturerImageDescription
Take 5Hershey Consists of Reese's peanut butter, peanuts, pretzel, caramel and chocolate.
FudgeVariousFudge is a type of confectionery which is made by mixing sugar, butter and milk.
Almond JoyHershey Consists of a coconut-based center topped with two almonds, the combination enrobed in a layer of milk chocolate.
Aplets & CotletsLiberty OrchardsA lokum-type confection baked with apples and apricots.
AydsThe Campana Company (original producer)Ayds was an appetite-suppressant candy which enjoyed strong sales in the 1970s and early 1980s. By the mid-1980s, public awareness of the disease AIDS caused problems for the brand due to the phonetic similarity of the names. While initially sales were not affected, by 1988 the chair of Dep Corporation announced that the company was seeking a new name because sales had dropped as much as 50% due to publicity about the disease.[31] While the product's name was changed to Diet Ayds (Aydslim in Britain), it was eventually withdrawn from the market.
Big HunkAnnabelle Candy Company Bar of roasted peanuts covered in honey sweetened nougat.
Bit-O-HoneyNestlé Introduced in 1924 and was made by the Schutter-Johnson Company. Acquired by the Nestlé Company in 1984
Candy RaisinsLake Country CandiesA soft jujube candy popular in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The candy was produced from the 1930s until 2008, discontinued, then revived in 2014.
Good & PlentyHershey Licorice candy first produced in 1893, and has been referred to as the oldest branded candy in the U.S.
MoundsHershey Similar to Almond Joy, it consists of a coconut based center; however, it is enrobed with dark chocolate rather than milk chocolate and does not contain almonds.
Reese's PiecesHershey Peanut Butter candy, circular in shape and covered in candy shells that are colored yellow, orange, or brown.
U-No BarAnnabelle Candy Company Truffle type bar with almond bits, covered in chocolate and comes wrapped in a silver foil-like wrapper.
Jolly RancherThe Hershey Company Fruit flavoured hard candy
TwizzlersThe Hershey Company A fruit flavored chewy candy
Opera creamA chocolate candy that is most popularly associated with Cincinnati, Ohio, though they are sold in other Ohio cities, as well as Kentucky.
Bridge MixVarious Bridge mix is a mixture of dark and milk chocolate-covered nuts and candies.
ZotzG.B. Ambrosoli Fizzy and sour hard candy containing sherbet.

South America

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

Argentina

NameManufacturerImageDescription
MantecolCadbury Peanut butter nougat bar
Palitos de la selvaCadbury"Jungle stickies", A taffie stick divided along in two flavors and two colors. Envelopes show information on various animals in its printing.

Brazil

NameManufacturerImageDescription
GarotoGaroto Assorted chocolates from Brazil
MariolaDaColonia, between others.Small flat blocks made of banana meat
Pé-de-moleque Rapadura, Molasses and peanuts.
Paçoca Candy made out of ground peanuts, sugar and salt
TridentCadburyA well-known candy and gum brand in Brazil

Colombia

NameManufacturerImageDescription
ChancacasTraditional Colombian coconut candy
SupercocoCoconut candy

Peru

NameManufacturerImageDescription
ChocopunchCompañía Nacional de Chocolates de Perú S.A.Cream confection with three flavors (chocolate, hazelnut, and toffee) combined in one 15 gram container.
King Kong milk candy Made of milk cookies, filled with Peruvian blancmange, some pineapple sweet and in some cases peanuts, with cookies within its layers. weights are one-half and one kilogram sizes.
TejaManjar blanco coated in fondant.

Uruguay

NameManufacturerImageDescription
Candel AstraPenino & Corona Pink colored taffy with fantasy flavor and a crunchy consistence that becomes chewy when moist.
GarrapiñadaSugar confited peanuts sold on the street. Vendors use to tightly package it in elongated cellophane bags.
ZabalaDulce de leche candies made in Uruguay

Oceania

Australia

NameManufacturerImageDescription
Jaffas Small round sweet consisting of a soft chocolate centre with a hard covering of orange flavoured, red coloured confectionery.
Musk stick Semi-soft sticks of fondant (usually pink) with a floral aroma.

New Zealand

NameManufacturerImageDescription
Chocolate fish Pink or white marshmallow covered in a thin layer of milk chocolate.
Pineapple Lumps Flavoured chocolate covered confectionery with a soft, chewy pineapple-flavoured middle.

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 (milk, flavorings, and emulsifiers) and they are sweet.

NameManufacturerImageDescription
Take 5 (candy)Hershey Consists of Reese's peanut butter, peanuts, pretzel, caramel, and chocolate.
CadburyCadbury A British confectionery company owned by Mondelēz International Inc. and is the industry's second-largest globally after Mars, Incorporated.[32] With its headquarters in Uxbridge, London, England, the company operates in more than 50 countries worldwide.
Dark chocolate Produced 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.[33]
Hershey BarHershey The 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 KissesHershey Bite-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-Nestlé Chocolate-covered wafer biscuit bar confection
LindtLindt
MaltesersMars, Inc.
Milk DudsHershey A 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 (left) and a smaller European (right) Milky Way bar
Peppermint bark A 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 CupHershey Peanut butter covered in milk chocolate
RoloU.S.-Hershey, UK-Nestlé Chocolate-coated caramels
SnickersMars, Inc. Peanuts and caramel covered in milk chocolate
TwixMars, Inc. Caramel and cookie covered in milk chocolate
WhoppersHershey Chocolate-covered malted milk balls

Classic candies

Many of these candies were developed between the 1880s and 1950 by various candy-makers.[34]

NameManufacturerImageDescription
Abba-ZabaAnnabelle Candy Company Taffy candy bars with peanut butter centers; originally manufactured by the Cardinet Candy Co. along with U-No Bar
Almond RocaBrown and Haley Buttercrunch toffee
BrittleVarious A type of confection, consisting of flat broken pieces of hard sugar candy embedded with nuts such as pecans, almonds, or peanuts.[35]
CaramacNestlé Colored pale yellow, the bar is made using sweetened condensed milk, butter and various artificial flavorings, as well as sugar.[36] It is packaged in a red and yellow wrapper.
Cotton candyVarious A candy treat made prepared by spinning sugar. Also referred to as candy floss.
GumdropVarious Usually 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's Launched 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., Various Manufactured 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-colored 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 Brothers Using 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 JaneNecco Butter-flavored taffy-type candy with peanut butter in the center
Peach BlossomsNecco Peanut butter wrapped in crunchy shell. Peach colored, but not peach flavored.
Rocky Road CandyAnnabelle Candy CompanyCandy which combines chocolate, marshmallow and nuts (usually almonds or English walnuts).
Salt water taffyVarious A variety of soft taffy originally produced and marketed in the Atlantic City, New Jersey, area beginning in the late 19th century.
SkittlesWrigley Company Skittles 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.[37] The confectionery has been sold in a variety of flavors.
Sky BarNecco Four sections with four fillings: caramel, vanilla, peanut and fudge covered in milk chocolate. American candy bar produced since 1938 by NECCO
ToffeeVarious A confection made by caramelizing sugar or molasses (creating inverted sugar) along with butter, and occasionally flour.
Tootsie RollTootsie Roll Industries Chewy chocolate candy.

Hard candy

Hard candies, 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.

NameManufacturerImageDescription
ButterscotchVarious A 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 Yamunna Small rounded pegs of candy that are attached to a strip of paper. Originally introduced by the Pippymat company.
Candy canesvarious Traditional 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 (Nestlé) 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 Company A hard and tart candy.
Life SaversWm. Wrigley Jr. Company Ring-shaped mints and artificially fruit-flavored hard candy.
Love Hearts or ShannensSwizzels Matlow Hard, fizzy, tablet-shaped sweets in a variety of fruit flavours featuring a short, love related message on one side of the sweet.
PEZPEZ Small rectangles made of candy that are put in PEZ dispensers. There are a wide variety of flavors.
Ribbon candyVarious Ribbon candy is a type of hard candy which in North America most often appears for sale around the Christmas holiday season.
Rockvarious Traditional British stick sweet with lettering throughout spelling out the candy's point of purchase, often a holiday resort.
Stick candyvarious Like 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.
SweetheartsNecco Small 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.

Liquorice

Licorice (liquorice) is a semi-soft candy that was originally flavored with a root extract of the Eurasian plant liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra), of the Fabaceae (legume) family.[38] As a candy, they are often black with licorice flavor or red and strawberry or cherry flavored.[39]

NameManufacturerImageDescription
Red VinesAmerican Licorice Company 90 years old, popular in movie theaters[40][41]
SnapsAmerican Licorice CompanyPastel coating with liquorice center. Introduced in 1930s[42]
TrolliTrolli - Mederer GmbH Various soft liquorice gums.
TwizzlersThe Hershey Company Fruit-flavored candy sticks

Lollipops

Lollipops 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.[43]

NameManufacturerImageDescription
Chupa ChupsPerfetti Van Melle Large range of flavours and varieties. Comes in solid candy pops, gum centers, surprise centers, etc.
Dum Dum PopSpangler Candy Company Large range of flavours.
LollipopVarious A 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 Industries Called "Papa" when invented in 1925 by the James O. Welch Company. Name changed to Sugar Daddy in 1932, (Sugar Babies introduced in 1935)

Sours

Sours are popular for their cringe inducing flavor and acidity.

NameManufacturerImageDescription
Brain LickerKey Enterprises[44]Sour candy
Sour Patch KidsCadbury Adams Sour fruit candy
Sour PunchAmerican Licorice CompanySour candy
Toxic WasteCandy Dynamics IncSour candy
WarheadsImpact ConfectionsSour fruit flavors

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