Confectionery products

Small description

Confectionary products are generally divided into hard candy (sugar cream), lozenges, caramels, toffee, chocolates & sugar coated candies.

The confections is broadly divided into the following categories −

• Flour Confections − They are cakes, tarts, doughnuts, cookies, sweet pastries, or any similar confection made using flour. They are mainly served in desserts course.

• Sugar Confections − They are candies, chewing gums, and jellies. They flavor and color sugar as their main ingredient. They are made at high temperatures around 150^oC. The spoilage is low and hence they have longer shelf life without refrigeration.

• Chocolate Confections − They use cocoa powder and chocolate syrup as their main ingredient. They need refrigeration during warm weather.

• Milk Confections − They are thick milk cream based, milk powder based confections made by combining various dry fruits, flavors, and colors into them. They are treated as a part of main course. They are best when fresh. Their shelf life is short but can be extended by refrigeration.

• Other Confections − They are made from extract of soaked wheat, which is flavored, thickened, and colored.