What is in a gummy candy?

As a popular candy, soft candy is not only loved by consumers for its diverse flavors and unique taste, but also shows wide application potential in the food industry. To find out what is in soft candy, after understanding the production process and application direction of soft candy, I believe you will have the answer .

 
1. The production of soft candy mainly depends on the following materials

Sugar: One of the main ingredients of soft candy is sugar, including sucrose, glucose syrup, etc., which determine the sweetness and basic taste of soft candy.

Colloid: The gel property of soft candy is mainly achieved by colloids. Common colloids include gelatin, agar, carrageenan, pectin and starch. These colloids form sols when heated and turn into gels after cooling, giving soft candy its unique texture.

Water: Water plays a role of dissolving and medium in the production of soft candy, helping sugar and colloid to mix evenly

Flavors and colors: In order to increase the flavor and visual effect of soft candy, appropriate amounts of flavors and food coloring are usually added.

Other auxiliary materials: such as citric acid to adjust the acidity, and possible functional ingredients such as vitamins or minerals to increase the nutritional value of the gummies

2. Soft candy making technology

The production process of soft candy is as follows:

Adjusting starch milk: Mix starch with sugar and water, heat to a certain temperature to form starch milk

Pour slurry: Pour boiling water into starch milk to form a slurry, and then add a mixture of sugar and starch syrup

Boil sugar: Boil the mixed syrup to an appropriate temperature, usually between 115-120 degrees Celsius

Cooling: Cool the boiled syrup to a suitable temperature for subsequent molding

Molding and packaging: Pour the cooled syrup into the mold to mold, and then package

3. Industry applications of soft candy

Food industry: As part of the food industry, the production and sales of soft candy provide a variety of choices for the food market.

Functional foods: With the improvement of health awareness, functional soft candies have emerged. They contain vitamins, minerals or other healthy ingredients, meeting consumers' demand for healthy foods.

Creatively shaped soft candy: By using molds of different shapes, soft candy can be made into various interesting shapes, which increases the fun and appeal of the product.

High-end customized soft candy: Provide customized soft candy products for specific occasions or consumer groups, such as weddings, corporate events, etc.

From the above introduction, it is not difficult to see that the ingredients of sugar for different applications are also different. AGOLYN provides fruit gummies with pectin, carrageenan and as raw materials, as well as functional vitamin gummies, and more creative peeling gummies and 3D gummies, all of which can meet the needs of different scenarios. At the same time, if you have special requirements for candy ingredients, we can also support customization.