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NEW HAMPSHIRE EXPERIMENT STATION [Bull. 242 



CANDY 



All youth, particularly American youth, may be said to be ad- 

 dicted to candy, and the consumption of candy in the convenient, 

 attractive packages now sold by the manufacturers, usually at a 

 standard price of 5 or 10 cents, is an easy, rapid method of securing 

 a digestible and palatable carbohydrate. Large numbers of these 

 packages of candy are sold, and every month there is an addition to 

 the innumerable brands appearing on the market. We included sixty- 

 six samples of candy in our survey. The results are given in Table 

 14, the candies being grouped according to their general composition. 

 In all cases they were wrapped in packages, unless otherwise stated 

 in the description given in the third column of the table. The air-dry 

 weight of the candy was determined in a few instances, but for the 

 most part the candies were dry enough, as purchased, to be burned. 

 In Table 14, accordingly, we have recorded the fresh weight of the 

 candy, as purchased, and the calories per gram are given on the 

 basis of the weight as purchased. The values for the weight, the 

 total calories, and the total protein are for one bar, one package, or 

 one roll of the candy in each case. These values are in most in- 

 stances averages, however, since usually 3 or 4 bars of candy were 

 included in each sample for analysis. 



From the data in Table 14 average values according to general 

 composition have been prepared for the caloric content of the candies 

 per gram and per ounce of weight, as purchased. These factors are 

 given in Table 15. Per gram of weight as purchased, the values 

 range from 6.4 calories with the group of chocolate nut bars or 

 chocolate-covered nuts to 3.7 calories with the miscellaneous candies 

 not chocolate-coated and containing no nuts. The higher value is 

 undoubtedly due to the fat content of the chocolate and the nuts. With 



Table 15. Average Caloric Value of Package Candies According to Composition. 



Type of candy 



Calories 



Per gram 

 as purchased 



Per ounce 

 as purchased 



Chocolate nut bar or chocolate covered nuts 



Milk chocolate 



Chocolate coated candy : 



Nut and caramel center 



Cocoanut cream center 



Firm center with few or no nuts I 



Soft center with many nuts ( 



Soft center with few or no nuts 



Miscellaneous, not chocolate covered : 



With many nuts 



Without nuts 



180 

 165 



140 

 140 



135 



120 



115 

 105 



