What can we do about hard candies that moistured?

Hello Everyone! I would like to ask a question. I work in a factory that produces hard candies and Turkish delights varitery. In summer season, these hard cand…

  1. Ufuk Ayyıldız reply

    Hi, Do you put them in a jar without a primary packaing?

  2. Neslihan BUDAK reply

    We have different size of package material depends on weight. Packeges of 200 g are zip lock bag but 300 g &600g are put in the plastic box. The most of candies put in a jar, like…

  3. Ufuk Ayyıldız reply

    A lot parameters may affect your final product hydroscopic characteristics. But independently of this; 1. Pack your products asap. 2. Keep your packaging area relative humidity be…

  4. Neslihan BUDAK reply

    hımm.. OK, thank you for your hepls. I will try these parameters.

  5. Food R&D Emeritus reply

    Try using high maltose corn syrup or high maltose glucose syrup instead of regular glucose syrup as thats whats suited in high humidity environments.

  6. Neslihan BUDAK reply

    Dear Roy, Thank you for your response. However we do not add any type of syrup inside it. The contents are sugar, natural flv., natural colorant and acidity regulator . The genera…

  7. Food R&D Emeritus reply

    Omigosh what a bad candy is that .You converted sugar while boiling with the acid or acid regulator into a candy mass high in reducing sugars which is hygroscopic causing it to at…

  8. Neslihan BUDAK reply

    Thank you so much for the further info that you have given. I will talk to my manager this topic.