Delight Candy – Gummies, hard candies, toffees, fruit bars, and licorice.
- Hard candy: Sugar confections that become hard when cooled. – Original Cream Candies.
- Gummies and jellies: Chewy confections made with gelatin or other gelling agents. – Fruit Juice gummies,strawberries, oranges, assortments, standard flavors, customized blends Swedish mix.
- Licorice: Sweets made from the extract of the licorice plant root:
- Black licorice – The traditional black licorice flavor is a combination of sweet, bitter, and herbal notes. It is often made with real licorice root extract, though many versions are flavored with aniseed oil.
- Sweet licorice: A softer, sweeter, and milder version of black licorice that is often flavored with anise extract and molasses.- Licorice Allsorts, Panda Licorice.
- Salty licorice (salmiak): Extremely popular in Nordic countries, this version adds ammonium chloride (salmiak salt) to the licorice, creating a pungent, savory, and intense salty flavor. Dutch licorice, drops.
- Dutch licorice: This category offers a wide spectrum of flavors, textures, and strengths, from very sweet to very salty.- Dutch licorice cats, Dutch duos.
- Herbal licorice: Some varieties add herbal or mint flavors to create a different taste experience.- Mint licorice rocks, Dutch chalk licorice.
- Red licoriceDespite the name, “red licorice” rarely contains any actual licorice root. It is typically a chewy, candy made from other ingredients and flavored with fruit extracts. -Flavor profile: Fruity and sweet, with no anise or licorice taste.-Strawberry Twists, Cherry Laces.
Other flavored licorices.
- Chocolate licorice: Licorice pieces coated in chocolate.
- Caramel licorice: Often seen as truffles, this is a blend of salty caramel and licorice.
- Fruity licorice mixes: These products combine licorice with various fruit-flavored fondants or gummies.
Flavoring agents that mimic licoriceSome ingredients are used to replicate or enhance the distinct licorice flavor.
- Aniseed and star anise: The essential oils of these plants contain the compound anethole, which provides a strong, characteristic licorice-like flavor.
- Fennel: This plant also contains anethole and has a milder licorice flavor than anise.
Herbs: Tarragon, basil, and chervil also have mild licorice-like notes - Chewing gum: Flavored gum bases with added sweeteners. –
- Marshmallows: Spongy sweets made from sugar, water, and gelatin.
- Caramels and taffy: Chewy confections made by heating sugar and butter.
- Candy corn: A type of molded sugar candy often associated with holidays.