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ABSTRACT
This process sheet concerns a world in which sugar is king and omnipresent. Nowadays, 6.8 kg of confectionery are consumed per second in France, and the annual tonnage slightly exceeds 200,000 tons. The counterpart of the success of these sweets has a price, that of overweight, obesity, diabetes, and an exorbitant cost for health insurance. This process sheet develops the manufacture of these sweets and confectionery, and raises the issue of the need for large-scale prevention, to stem this health scourge.
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Jean-Luc BOUTONNIER: Retired process engineering and food science teacher, Souel
INTRODUCTION
Sweets and confectionery are part of France's culinary heritage, which has been enriched over the years with new recipes and high-performance processes to satisfy and surprise consumers. The result is a mosaic of over 200 specialties scattered across all French regions, as well as others worldwide, such as jelly and chewing gum. Every year, the industry leaders launch between 6 and 8 new confectionery products, while others disappear. Ongoing innovation is what drives the sector, and is the price to pay for staying ahead on the shelves... and the competition is fierce.
This process sheet presents an overview of the main families of industrially-produced sweets and confectionery, deliberately chosen from a plethora of products on offer .
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KEYWORDS
candies | confectionery | gum | marshmallows | chewing gum
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Bibliography
- (1) - CONFISEURS DE FRANCE - Histoire des bonbons et de la confiserie. - https://www.confiseursdefrance.fr/histoire-des-bonbons-et-de-la-confiserie/
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Regulations
Decree no. 81-1112 of December 15, 1981 implementing the amended law of August 1 er 1905 on fraud and falsification in products or services as regards chewing gum.
Decree of June 25, 2003 on substances used in chewing gum.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1776 of 6 October 2016 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of...
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