candy: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
R. MacRae, R.K. Robinson, and M.J. Sadler (eds.), Encyclopaedia of Food Science, Food Technology, and Nutrition, 8 vol. (1993); and Y.H. Hui (ed.), Encyclopedia of Food Science and Technology, 4 vol. (1992), are general works that cover all aspects of the science of food. P. Fellows, Food Processing Technology: Principles and Practices (1988), is an introductory text.
Bernard W. Minifie, Chocolate, Cocoa, and Confectionery: Science and Technology, 3rd ed. (1989), deals with candy production methods, machinery, and formulations with scientific explanations. C. Trevor Williams, Chocolate and Confectionery, 3rd ed. (1964), is a general survey of the industry with details of processes, machinery, and recipes in some sections. E. Skuse, Complete Confectioner, 13th ed., rev. and edited by W.J. Bush & Co. (1957), deals mainly with sugar confectionery. Ernest J. Clyne, A Course in Confectionery, 2 vol. in 1 (1955), also deals mainly with sugar confectionery. Journals such as Confectionery Production (monthly); and The Manufacturing Confectioner (monthly), contain useful current information.
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- R. Paul Singh
- Bernard W. Minifie
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Life is sweet: candy consumption and longevity. | Sep 30, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia - Candy and Candymakers. | Jun 25, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Spruce Eats - Candy Making for Beginners. | Oct 01, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC - Bitesize - The bittersweet history of confectionery. | Aug 08, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Verywell Fit - Candy nutrition facts: Lower and higher calorie candies. | Apr 05, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - (PDF) Candy consumption patterns, effects on health, and behavioral strategies to promote moderation: summary report of a roundtable discussion. | Dec 01, 2023 | ||
| Media added. | Sep 18, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Life is sweet: candy consumption and longevity. | Jul 13, 2023 | ||
| Added photos of caramel and fudge candies. | Mar 31, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: Candy History. | Nov 27, 2019 | ||
| Media added. | Aug 11, 2016 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 14, 2016 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 07, 2016 | ||
| Added video. | Mar 24, 2015 | ||
| Added new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Herbert Aptheker. | Nov 15, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | May 29, 2002 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 26, 1999 |