Uh, you better check out this simple chart before you eat one more piece of candy corn? I freaked after i saw this picture and had my friend quickly go to and read off what was on the side of my candy corn bucket. There was no plastic of any kind in this product.
This is how i feel after too much CANDY CORN
The signature candy for Halloween, candy corn has been making its way into trick-or-treat bags for over 100 years. When the Wunderlee Candy Company created this tri-colored sugar snack, they never anticipated the public's frantic response to try this new treat. A few sugar-rushed years later, the recipe was sold to Jelly Belly Candy Company who started mass producing candy corn as we know it today. So what's in it?
Candy corn is made with just eight ingredients: sugar, corn syrup, confectioner's glaze, natural/artificial flavorings (and colors), salt, egg whites, honey glycerin, mineral oil, and carnauba wax.
here are a few things i bet you didn't know about candy corn:
Candy corn first was once only available from March to November. Candy corn was first made by hand, and then special machinery and tools were required. This made it difficult to find candy corn each year, especially during the summer months-unless you had a secret stash.
There's real corn in there! Okay, more of an extract than actual kernels. Candy corn is made with a very precise method using a corn starch molding process; it's the same process used to make licorice and gumdrops. You'll find corn syrup and plenty of sugar in these addictive confections
More than 35 million pounds of candy corn are made each year. This equates to over 9 billion candy corn kernels scattering the globe by Halloween.
Candy corn contains less sugar than raisins. Health-conscious parents need not worry too much about candy corn consumption during Halloween, with just 3.6 calories per kernel. Still, it's pure sugar that is sure to generate a sugar buzz faster than most chocolates and candies.
Candy corn was once a farmer's treat. The National Confectioner's Association reports that candy corn was popular amongst farmers because of it's 'agrarian look.' It might have helped them get through those hard days on the farm with its fresh sugar supply too.
Candy corn is completely fat free. While it's not your best choice for diet foods, indulging in this sugary treat once in a while won't set off the scale. Each cup of candy corn contains just 140 calories, and the rich flavor and texture is from the marshmallow cream and fondant mixture.
