Chose your candies wisely

Candies can be in the hard,jelly or soft form depending on their ingredient list which is mainly sugar,gelatin and citric acid. All ingredients are heated ,then colorings are added.Sugar coating is an important step for the flavor,some coating are more acidic than others depending on the brand.

Gelatin comes from animal sources such as cow ,pork ,fish or algae .Industrials usually use pork gelatin because it is the least expensive. Some colorings are natural such as carbon,turmerics and beetroot however if those colors are exposed to light they can easily fade.

Gelatin has some health benefits it regulates the body articulation mechanism however the compounds added to produce it may harm us.

Candies were once used as medication by coating the herbal medicines with sugar and were then administered to patients.

The best varieties are the organic ones with natural colorings and ingredients.

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