Sweet Science
Candy Processes
Sour & Fizzy
Colorful Chemistry
Fun Candy Facts
100

What is the main ingredient in candy?

What is sugar?

100

What happens when Pop Rocks are dissovled in water?

What is carbon dioxide gas released?

100

What common acid is used in sour candy?

What is citric acid?

100

What is the procces used to separate candy dyes called?

What is chromatography?

100

What candy is known for its slogan, "Mlets in your mouth, not in your hand"?

What is M&Ms?

200

True or False: Candy can dissolve faster in hot water than in cold water.

True

200

Why is taffy pulled?

What is to incorportate air and make it chewy?

200

True or False: Fizzy candies contrain baking soda.

True

200

True or False: Natural dyes are used in most candies

False
200

What candy bar is named after a famous horse?

What are snickers?

300

What happens to sugar when it's heated to 170 celsius?

What caramelizes?

300

What is the term for heating sugar to make hard candy?

What is supersaturation?

300

What happens when acid and baking soda mix in your mouth?

What is neatralizaiotn reaction?

300

What natrual pigment makes red candies red?

What is carmine?

300

What candy's bubbles inspired its name?

What are pop Rocks?

400

What is the process called when sugar is dissolved in water until it forms crystals?

What is crystallization?

400

What process makes gummy candies soft and stretchy?

What is gelatinization?

400

What acid is stronger in sour candy, citric acid or malic acid?

What is malic acid?
400

Which part of the candy dissolves first when placed in water, the sugar or the dye?

What is dye?

400
What chewy candy is originated from Japan?

What is Hi-Chew?

500

What state of matter is cotton candy most likely made of?

What is air?

500

How is marshmallow fluff made light and fluffy?

What is by whipping air into the sugar mixture?

500

Why does sour candy make your mouth water?

What is acid that triggers saliva production?

500

What property of food coloring allows it to mix with water?

What is solubility?
500

What candy is made by spinning melted sugar into fine threads?

What is cotton candy?