Candy Texture and Corn Syrup

When you get your first collection of lollipops from us, you're going to see these two words on the ingredients list: Corn Syrup.

Candy wouldn't be candy without corn syrup. Sugar provides the sweetness but corn syrup controls sugar crystallization (the fructose gets in the way of all the sucrose molecules joining up to form really big crystals that are cloudy and rough). What that means: lollipops made without corn syrup are grainy, irregular, and not pretty. The corn syrup allows the sugar crystals to form evenly and makes for a smoother, more lovely lollipop. (You can get a fuller candy science explanation on the Candy Dish Blog - we love Candy Science Tuesdays!)

Photo by Kevin Keeker