The origin of candy
Published Time:
2025-06-11
The history of candy can be traced back 3,000 years. The Chinese character "yi" (饴), meaning maltose candy, appeared in Han Dynasty texts; maltose candy may have been an early form of hard candy.
The history of candy can be traced back 3,000 years. The Chinese character "yi" (饴), representing a type of candy, first appeared in Han Dynasty texts; yi sugar may have been an early form of hard candy.
More than a thousand years BC, ancient Egyptians made sweets using honey, dates, and figs; during the Tang Dynasty, sugarcane was introduced from India and cultivated in China; from the late 16th to the mid-18th century, the French extracted crystalline sugar from beets; Europeans discovered cocoa in the 16th century, but it wasn't until the 19th century that it was processed into chocolate; the candy production process didn't gradually take shape until the late 19th century.
Early candies were mainly composed of sugar and liquid syrup. After boiling, and with the addition of some food additives, they were mixed, cooled, and shaped through various processes to create sweet solid foods with different textures, shapes, colors, aromas, flavors, packaging, and with good preservation and portability. The texture of candy is amorphous or microcrystalline solid. Quality requirements for candy include: low water absorption, strong resistance to crystallization, low sweetness, high fineness, and good shape retention.
The origins of candy can be traced back to ancient times, when people initially obtained sweetness from honey and fruits. Ancient Egyptians made sweets with honey, and Romans would coat fruits and nuts in honey. With the development of sugar-making technology and the introduction of sugarcane cultivation, people began to use sugar to make various candies. After the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century, candy production became mechanized, the variety increased, and it gradually developed into the diverse range of candies we see today.
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