20 Different Types of Candy

Candyville Canada
6 min readFeb 11, 2022

20 Different Types of Candy

1) Jolly Rancher

Jolly Ranchers are hard candies with a sour/sweet or tangy taste. The Hershey Company makes them. They were introduced on 22 November 1949. The candy comes in many flavours, such as watermelon, apple, blue raspberry and sriracha, cherry and habanero, ginger, grape, and apple.

2)Milk Duds

Milk Duds are caramel candies with a vegetable oil and cocoa coating. They were owned by Hershey Company in 1926. Hershey Company changed the ingredients in its product in 2008 in order to recoup the price of the candy as well as the packaging and description of the candy.

3) Baby Ruth

Baby Ruth is a candy bar made with caramel, peanuts, and chocolate-covered in chocolate nougat. The candy is owned by Ferrero and was introduced in 1921. It is made with sugar, cocoa, roasted peanuts, milk, coconut oil, and corn syrup.

4) Starbrust

Starburst is a soft candy flavoured with fruit. The Wrigley Company introduced it in 1960, and Mars now owns it. Among the flavours of this candy are berry, orange, cherry, and lemon. There are many varieties like lollipops, gummies, jellybeans, candy canes, and candy corn.

5) Sweet Tarts

Sweet Tarts are sour and sweet candies. They were introduced by Jeff Sousa in 1961. There are flavours like pink for cherry, purple for grape, blue for blue punch, orange for orange, yellow for lemon, and green for green apple.

6) Bit — O — Honey

Bit — O — Honey is an almond bits candy with a delicious honey taste. Schutter Johnson Company in Chicago introduced it in 1924. The bar was covered in waxed paper. Sugar, corn syrup, nonfat milk, coconut oil, honey, almonds, egg whites, and salt are its ingredients.

7) Werther’s Original

Original Werther’s is a caramel candy. A German company called August Storck introduced it in 1903, or 115 years ago. Among the flavours are caramel apple filling, coffee, and butterscotch.

8) Riesen

This chocolate-flavoured bar candy has dark yummy chocolate and caramel bites. It was introduced by a German company in 1934, or 84 years ago, by August Strock, and had markets all over the globe. The best part of this candy is the chewy chocolate covered in caramel and dark chocolate.

9) Pop Rocks

The most popular candy is Pop Rocks because it is very interesting. Milk and sugar candies are included with lots of flavoured candies. It dissolves in the mouth with a pop, so all the children loved it. The candy was introduced in 1975 by William A. Mitchel.

10) Jawbreakers

Jawbreakers are hard candies made with sugar as the main ingredient. It has layers over it so that different colours can be added to it. It’s a huge big sized candy.

11) Twizzlers

The Hershey Company introduced Twizzlers in 1845. Sugar, corn starch, wheat flour, salt, and artificial colours are among the ingredients. Cherry, grape, strawberry, chocolate, and watermelon are some of the flavours. There are also different sizes and shapes.

12) Toblerone (Dark)

In 1905, Mondelez International introduced the Toblerone chocolate bar to Switzerland. The bar measures ten centimetres to one centimetre. Other variants are plain chocolate, white chocolate, and crunchy salted almond.

13) Smarties

Tablet candy is also known as Smarties candy. Smarties Candy Company introduced this candy in the United States in 1949. Pink is cherry, yellow is pineapple, purple is grape, green is strawberry, and purple is grape.

14) Mr. Goodbar

The Mr Goodbar candy bar is made from chocolate and peanuts. The Hershey Company introduced it in the United States in 1925. It replaced cocoa butter with oil substitutes. It is illegal to call these candies milk chocolate since they contain cocoa.

15) Blow Pops

Hard candy and bubble gum on the outside of lollipop sticks. Introduced in 1969 by Tootsie Roll Industries. It comes in a variety of flavours such as kiwi berry blast, what-e-melon, black ice, and blue razz. The candy is fruity and delicious.

16) Milky Way

Milky Way chocolate bars are made with caramel, chocolate nougat, and milk chocolate. Mars incorporated introduced them in 1923. Their taste and name were inspired by milkshakes. By 1926, two flavours were available: chocolate nougat and dark chocolate coating. It was reintroduced in 1989 as the Milky Way bar.

17) Cadbury Egg

Cadbury Eggs are chocolate bars shaped like eggs. It had a thick chocolate shell and white and yellow fillings. The cream eggs were the most popular between the New Year and Easter. Cadbury UK introduced it in 1971 and it was available all over the world.

18Kit Kat

Kit Kats are chocolate-covered wafer candy bars. Nestle Company produces this very famous candy bar worldwide. It was introduced in August 1953 that is 83 years ago by Nestle. There are many varieties of this candy bar with flavours like ginger ale, green tea, sake, crème Brulee, and soya sauce.

19) Snickers

Snickers are a chocolate candy bar made with caramel, peanuts, and nougat in milk chocolate. It was introduced in 1930 by Mars. There are other snickers like dark chocolate, snicker mini, ice- cream, hazelnuts, peanut butter, and more.

20) Dots

Dots are a gum drop candy. It was introduced by Mason in 1945 and was the best selling candy. It has many flavours like cherry for red, yellow for lemon, green for lime, orange for orange, pink for strawberry, and more.

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