Sweetening agentsedit

Confections are defined by the presence of sweeteners These are usually sugars, but it is possible to buy sugar-free sweets, such as sugar-free peppermints The most common sweetener for home cooking is table sugar, which is chemically a disaccharide called sucrose Hydrolysis of sucrose gives a mixture called invert sugar, which is sweeter and is also a common commercial ingredient Finally confections, especially commercial ones, are sweetened by a variety of syrups obtained by hydrolysis of starch These sweeteners include all types of corn syrup9