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12 pages tagged candy
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The difference between marzipan and almond paste, from the almond-to-sugar ratio and texture to the benzaldehyde behind the almond note, kernel paste and labeling.
October 30, 2026 · 4 min
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What Juicy Fruit gum tastes like, what Wrigley has and has not said about the fruits, why people compare it to jackfruit, and how to build a fruit gum-type flavor.
October 30, 2026 · 3 min
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What tutti frutti flavor tastes like, the esters behind it, how it relates to bubblegum and Red Bull, what tutti frutti means in India, and how to build it.
October 29, 2026 · 3 min
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The difference between butterscotch, caramel and toffee, from the sugar and cook temperature to the compounds behind each taste, and how flavor houses build them.
October 28, 2026 · 4 min
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What cotton candy tastes like, why ethyl maltol is the core of cotton candy flavor, how floss is flavored and colored, and what goes wrong in products.
October 27, 2026 · 3 min
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What bubblegum flavor is made of, the fruit, spice and compounds behind it, where it came from, and how to use it outside chewing gum.
October 26, 2026 · 3 min
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What tiger's blood flavor is, where the shaved ice syrup came from, how the strawberry-watermelon-coconut blend is built, and what fails in drinks and powders.
October 22, 2026 · 3 min
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What Alani Nu Cosmic Stardust tastes like, what Alani says about it, why it reads as grape candy, and how to build a mystery-candy energy drink.
October 21, 2026 · 3 min
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What the White Mystery Airhead tastes like, how it started, the production-line explanation, and what it shows about color and flavor in candy.
October 21, 2026 · 3 min
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What red Swedish Fish taste like, why lingonberry is the usual answer, what the ingredients do, and how to build a Swedish Fish-type red berry chew.
October 16, 2026 · 4 min
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What candy corn tastes like, which ingredients create the honey-vanilla profile, and what to plan for before building a candy corn flavored product for fall.
October 14, 2026 · 3 min
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What blue raspberry actually is, where the profile came from, how it is built, and why it remains one of the most commercially reliable flavors in confectionery and supplements.
September 16, 2026 · 2 min