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12-26

2023

The origin of candy

The origin of candy

The development history of candy can be traced back to three thousand years ago. The word "Yi" appeared in ancient Chinese books in the Han Dynasty, and caramel may be the earliest hard candy. More than 1,000 years ago BC, ancient Egyptians used honey, dates and figs to make sweets. During the Tang Dynasty, sugar cane was introduced into China from India for planting. From the end of the 16th century to the middle of the 18th century, the French proposed crystalline sugar from sugar beets. Europeans discovered cocoa in the 16th century and made cocoa into chocolate in the 19th century. Candy production technology gradually took shape in the late 19th century. Early candy mainly with sugar and liquid syrup as the main body, after boiling, with some food additives, after blending, cooling, molding and other process operations, constitute with different texture, shape, with different color, aroma, taste, different packaging, resistant to preservation, easy to carry sweet solid food. The organizational structure of the candy is amorphous or microcrystalline solid, and the quality requirements of the candy are: small water absorption, strong anti-crystallization, low sweetness, high fineness, and good shape retention.

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2023

Storage requirements for different candies

Storage requirements for different candies

Storage requirements for different candies Pectin fudge: best conditions (humidity: 60-65%, temperature: 18-23 ℃), limit: humidity not exceeding 60%, temperature not exceeding 60 ℃. Do not allow direct sunlight. Gelatin soft candy: the best conditions (humidity: 60-65%, temperature: 18-23 ℃) limit: humidity does not exceed 60%, temperature does not exceed 40 ℃. Do not allow direct sunlight. Hard candy: best conditions (humidity: below 45%, temperature: 18-23 ℃) limit: humidity not exceeding 50%, temperature not exceeding 55 ℃. Do not allow direct sunlight. Tabletting/polishing sugar: best conditions (humidity: less than 50%, temperature: 18-23 ℃) limit: humidity does not exceed 55%, temperature does not exceed 60 ℃. Do not allow direct sunlight. The optimum temperature for storing raw chocolate is 5°C -18°C. In summer, if the room temperature is too high, it is best to seal it with a plastic bag and then store it in the refrigerator. When taking it out, do not open it immediately, let it slowly return to temperature, and then open it for consumption when it is close to room temperature. In winter, if the indoor temperature is lower than 20 ℃, it can be stored in a cool and ventilated place.

12-26

2023

The right way to eat sugar baby

The right way to eat sugar baby

1. Prevent excessive sugar In order to let their children eat more, some parents especially like to add sugar to milk and porridge, so that children can easily develop the habit of preferring sweets. Usually control the intake of baby snacks, sugary snacks, chocolate, jelly to eat as little as possible, so that the baby's diet to maintain low saccharification. 2. Choose the right time to eat sugar Children should never be given sugar or sweets on an empty stomach, after a full meal, within 2 hours before eating, and before going to bed. 3. What if the baby wants sugar Babies like to eat sugar, parents may wish to make an agreement with the baby, the provisions of the weekly amount of food, as well as the time to eat sugar. For example, during the Spring Festival, the family has a wealth of new year's goods, and when visiting relatives and friends, they will inevitably be invited to eat candy. You can make an appointment with your baby in advance. You can only eat one candy and two biscuits a day. 4. Don't treat sugar as a special preferential treatment When the baby is sick, don't let the baby eat some sweets in order to improve the taste, which is not conducive to the recovery of the sick child. 5. Watch out for invisible sugar In addition to some junk food that everyone knows, there are some sugar hidden in places that are not easy to find. Like juice and overly sweet fruit. When giving children fruit juice, control the amount, not more than 150 ml per day, and choose pure fruit juice. Try to let the baby to develop a healthy habit of eating more fruits and drinking less fruit juice drinks. If it is too sweet fruit, do not overeat. 6. Strengthen the protection of teeth Eating sugar can easily lead to tooth decay, but it is impossible not to eat it at all. If you can brush your teeth immediately after eating sugar, your baby's chances of suffering from tooth decay can be reduced a lot. In addition, regularly take the child to the stomatology department to check the teeth, and deal with the problems in time, which can also protect the child's teeth from sugar.

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2023

2024 confectionery market trends

2024 confectionery market trends

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