Everyone has a favorite candy. Whether it is a tropical fruit–flavored hard candy, a creamy chocolate or caramel, or an ultra-sour gummy candy, we all have a product that satisfies our sweet tooth. Confectionery manufacturers continue to innovate so that their product is the creamiest caramel, richest chocolate, brightest colored, the most intensely flavored, and so on. They also differentiate their products by adding shimmering effects; introducing new flavors, textures, and shapes; usin…