Sugar, glucose syrup, water -
the basic ingredients of a soothing candy.
Sugar is one of the essential parts of a traditional candy and is also a valuable natural raw material when used in the right way and in the right quantity. In principle, a differentiation can be made between the following types of sugar:
- Standard household sugar (saccharose) is produced from sugar cane or sugar beet. Cane sugar, also often available, is synonymous.
- In the process the by-product of brown sugar, which has much larger granules, is obtained. The syrup adhering to the crystals gives it its brown colour and makes it damp and sticky.
- Fruits contain so-called fruit sugar, also known as fructose.
- Sweet fruits additionally contain dextrose / glucose. The types of dextrose which are typically available, however, are made from potato or corn starch.
- Dextrose is a known source of energy; because its molecular construction is similar to that of blood sugar, it can be rapidly absorbed.
Glucose syrup is also known as starch syrup because it is based on the starch isolated from potatoes, corn or wheat. Starch is generally degraded using enzymes, resulting in a dextrose solution which can be evaporated to form syrup.
Water is essential to life and indispensible because it is used for so many things. It doesn’t matter if you’re cooking noodles or a soup – even candies can’t be made without water.
Water is tasteless, odourless and transparent. Depending on its origin, natural water contains a wide range of minerals, organic suspended solids, oxygen and, for example, nutrient salts.
Based on the ordinance on drinking water, drinking water is a foodstuff which is strictly controlled in compliance with standardised regulations.
Information about Waiblingen drinking water:
www.stadtwerke-waiblingen.de
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