| With holidays like Christmas, Halloween,
Valentine’s Day, Easter and other snacking days of commemoration,
candy is a cultural phenomenon in America. But out of all the
holidays, Halloween tops the chart as the highest volume of candy
sales. The other candy holiday sales contenders are Easter, Christmas
and Valentine's Day. Did you know? During
Halloween, manufacturers produce an average of 20 million pounds
of candy corn, annually.
From sport’s nutrition candy bars, concoctions
prepared with fruits, chocolate delights, pure-sugar treats,
gumdrops, hard candies, sweet tarts and more, Americans consume
approximately 20 pounds of candy a year.
Confectionary and candy stores line the strip
malls, streets and manufacturers populate rural and urban areas
across the country. Regardless of where these candies may be
found, they have one thing in common. They contain a part of
sugar that has been dissolved in water. Depending on the temperature
of water, candies are manufactured by different consistencies.
For instance, hot temperatures create hard candy. Cool temperatures
make very chewy candy while medium produces soft candy textures.
Almost four years ago, (2002) manufacturers
debuted over than 1,400 new candy and gum products. The varieties
ran the spectrum of high caloric, sugar-free, to diet candy
and low-carbohydrate.
Did you know? 5 teaspoons of sugar are in roughly
16 pieces (1 ounce) —— of candy corn?
When it comes to monitoring the sugar intake
of children it is important to understand how much sugar is
contained in each serving. Review the following serving, sugar
and caloric value of the following candies:
Gumdrops (9 small pieces) Calories: 117 Sugar
7 teaspoons
Jelly beans (10 large pieces) Calories: 100 Sugar 6 teaspoons
Hard candies (4 pieces) Calories: 100 Sugar: 6 teaspoons
Skittles (28 pieces) Calories: 115 6 Sugar: teaspoons
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