Südzucker Candy Sugar – A Rich History of Passion, Tradition and Craftsmanship

Created with Care and the Greatest Respect for its Heritage

Consumer needs and trends change over the years – sometimes dramatically. And over the last years regionality and local production have become an increasingly important purchase criterion for end consumers. The sugar beet, being an historical, regional crop in Europe delivers exactly that: a high-quality source of sugar, close to home.

Candy sugar products are today still manufactured according to the same longstanding tradition in order to guarantee their authentic quality and flavour. The process is nevertheless continuously optimized for a sustainable and food safe production, via several measures over the last years.

Using no additives and only the highest quality beet sugar, the basic recipe has not changed in five hundred years.

Candico’s more than 500 years of tradition and expertise in processing sugar into candy sugar products proved fruitful when in 2005, its candy powder sugar products were recognized as “local products”, which means that they meet the strict requirements to bear the official local product label.

Range of Candy Products for the Food Industry

Technically, candy sugars are specialty sugars made from beet sugar, that undergo a Maillard reaction which results in their distinctive, flavour sensory profile and characteristic colour.

It all starts by dissolving sugar into sugar syrup. This sugar syrup slowly recrystallizes in containers and the result are beautiful crystals – brown or white. The next step is harvesting and the division of the crystals obtained in different fractions into their desired size. The remaining syrup after the harvesting of the candy sugar is sent to a boiler. The management of this cooking process is precisely what will give the typical texture, colour and taste of the candy powder (the well-known cassonade sugar). A “Candico” know-how that allows the product to keep its original flavour. During centrifugation, the crystals resulting from this cooking process are separated from the syrup.

The crystals form the candy powder and will be packed in 25kg or 1kg bags (for retail) and the syrup will be filled in containers, jerry cans or small 450g bottles.

Quality You Can Count On

Moisture stabilization, improved consistency, appetizing appearance as well as unique taste and texture: the result of the “Savoir Faire” and passion of the Candico team are Südzucker’s promises for your business benefits.

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