Confectionery

Confectionery or sweets are well known to everyone and favorite food products from childhood. Not only children, but also adults cannot resist chocolate, fresh pastries or cookies, cakes, ice cream and other confectionery. By confectionery or sweets is meant highly nutritious and at the same time easily digestible food.

The composition of sweets contains, as a rule, a significant amount of sugar. Krmoe confectionery is distinguished by its characteristic taste and aroma. Confectionery products may include various components. However, most often, confectionery products will contain the following ingredients: flour, any type of product can be used, sugar or its substitutes, honey, berries and fruits, as well as eggs, milk and cream.

Types of confectionery

In addition, many types of confectionery products include ingredients such as yeast, dry confectionery mixtures, baking powder or dough baking powder, as well as cocoa, various gelatinants and flavors. Modern food producers, including sweets, offer consumers a variety of different types of confectionery products, which for convenience are eaten in the following main groups:



concoction or flour confectionery - these are cookies, cakes, waffles, pies and pies, buns, cakes, eclairs and gingerbread;

sugar confectionery products, which include meringue, grillage, jelly, marshmallows, sweets, marzipan, mousse, chocolate, fudge, soufflé, candied fruits and confectionery creams.



The calorie content of confectionery products, as well as the type of product, can vary from the composition of the ingredients used. However, on average, the calorie content of confectionery products reaches 461 Kcal. The taste and nutritional properties of confectionery products also depend on the variety of product. It is worth noting that the benefits of confectionery for the human body are obvious. The great value of confectionery lies in the chemical composition of the product.

Confectionery benefits

The benefits of confectionery products are a high content of carbohydrates in the composition of foods, which give the human body the necessary energy charge for normal life. Due to the special consumer properties of confectionery products, it is possible to store sufficiently long-term. In addition, due to its easy digestibility, some sweets and confectionery are used in sports nutrition.

The harms of confectionery

Unfortunately for confectionery lovers, the vast majority of varieties of the product contain large amounts of sugar. The harm of confectionery can manifest itself with the frequent consumption of sweets in an unlimited amount. Doctors, as well as nutritionists, do not recommend completely excluding sweets from the diet.

In addition, a moderate amount of confectionery will only benefit human health, as well as cheer up. The harm of confectionery can be expressed in the occurrence of digestive problems, diabetes mellitus, as well as the development of obesity.