Wat (wie) is Candy - definitie
![Individually wrapped [[butterscotch]] candies.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Butterscotch-Candies.jpg?width=200 "Individually wrapped [[butterscotch]] candies.")
![Halloween candy being sold at a [[supermarket]] in [[Virginia]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Halloween candy 1.jpg?width=200 "Halloween candy being sold at a [[supermarket]] in [[Virginia]]")
![sweets]] in "The Great Buddha Sweet Shop" from the ''Miyako meisho zue'' (1787)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Japanese confectionery store in "The Great Buddha Sweet Shop" from Akizato Rito's Miyako meisho zue (1787).jpg?width=200 "sweets]] in \"The Great Buddha Sweet Shop\" from the ''Miyako meisho zue'' (1787)")
.jpg?width=200 "Sesame Seed Ball (Candy)")
![''[[Konpeitō]]'' is a traditional Japanese sugar candy. When finished, it is almost 100% solid sugar.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kompeito konpeito.JPG?width=200 "''[[Konpeitō]]'' is a traditional Japanese sugar candy. When finished, it is almost 100% solid sugar.")
![Fruit-shaped [[hard candy]] is a common type of sugar candy, containing sugar, color, flavor, and a tiny bit of water.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/HardCandy.jpg?width=200 "Fruit-shaped [[hard candy]] is a common type of sugar candy, containing sugar, color, flavor, and a tiny bit of water.")
![''[[Chikki]]'' are homemade [[nut brittle]]s popular in India. Between the nuts or seeds is hard sugar candy.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Chikki assortment.jpg?width=200 "''[[Chikki]]'' are homemade [[nut brittle]]s popular in India. Between the nuts or seeds is hard sugar candy.")
![German [[Haribo]] [[gummy bear]]s were the first [[gummi candy]] ever made. They are soft and chewy.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gummy bears.jpg?width=200 "German [[Haribo]] [[gummy bear]]s were the first [[gummi candy]] ever made. They are soft and chewy.")
![[[Fudge]] is a type of sugar candy that is made by mixing and heating sugar, butter and milk.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/2018 05 Fudge IMG 1913.JPG?width=200 "[[Fudge]] is a type of sugar candy that is made by mixing and heating sugar, butter and milk.")
![salmiakki]] (salty licorice-flavored).](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Pantteri Mix.jpg?width=200 "salmiakki]] (salty licorice-flavored).")
![Unsweetened [[baking chocolate]] contains no sugar.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Chocolat Bonnat. 100%.jpg?width=200 "Unsweetened [[baking chocolate]] contains no sugar.")
![Bittersweet or [[dark chocolate]] contains some sugar.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bar of Guittard chocolate.jpg?width=200 "Bittersweet or [[dark chocolate]] contains some sugar.")
![[[Milk chocolate]] contains milk and lower levels of [[cocoa solids]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Milk_chocolate.jpg?width=200 "[[Milk chocolate]] contains milk and lower levels of [[cocoa solids]].")
![Because [[white chocolate]] contains no cocoa solids, it is classified as [[sugar confectionery]] instead of chocolate.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/WeisseLuftschokolade.jpg?width=200 "Because [[white chocolate]] contains no cocoa solids, it is classified as [[sugar confectionery]] instead of chocolate.")
![[[Compound chocolate]] is used in place of pure chocolate to reduce costs.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ Couverture chocolate and compund chocolate.jpg?width=200 "[[Compound chocolate]] is used in place of pure chocolate to reduce costs.")
![These flowers were made from [[modeling chocolate]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/300x300 choc rose cake.jpg?width=200 "These flowers were made from [[modeling chocolate]].")
Wikipedia
Candy, also called sweets (British English) or lollies (Australian English, New Zealand English), is a confection that features sugar as a principal ingredient. 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.
Physically, candy is characterized by the use of a significant amount of sugar or sugar substitutes. Unlike a cake or loaf of bread that would be shared among many people, candies are usually made in smaller pieces. However, the definition of candy also depends upon how people treat the food. Unlike sweet pastries served for a dessert course at the end of a meal, candies are normally eaten casually, often with the fingers, as a snack between meals. Each culture has its own ideas of what constitutes candy rather than dessert. The same food may be a candy in one culture and a dessert in another.
