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Preferred term

Candy  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Sweet food products combining cane or beet sugars with other carbohydrates and chocolate, milk, eggs, and various flavorings. In the United States, candy refers to both sugar- and cocoa-based confections and is differentiated from sweetened baked goods; elsewhere the terms sugar confectionary, chocolate confectionary, and flour confectionary (meaning goods such as cakes and pastries) are used.

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Entry terms

  • Confection

In other languages

  • French

  • Confiserie
  • Friandise
  • Sucrerie

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-K0N3P9MZ-F

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