Candy corn
Candy corn is a small, pyramid-shaped candy, typically divided into three sections of different colors, with a waxy texture and a flavor based on honey, sugar, butter, and vanilla.[1][2] It is a staple candy of the fall season and Halloween in North America.[2]
For the 2019 film, see Candy Corn (film).Type
Dessert, Candy, Snack
United States
Sugar, corn syrup, carnauba wax, artificial coloring and binders
cupid corn, bunny corn, harvest corn, reindeer corn
Candy corn's traditional colors of yellow, orange, and white represent the colors of the fall harvest,[2] or of corn on the cob,[3] with the wide yellow end resembling a corn kernel.[1]
Candy corn has a reputation for generating polarizing responses, with articles referring to it as "Halloween's most contentious sweet"[1] which people either "love" or "hate".[2][4][5]
Sales[edit]
As of 2016, annual production in the United States was 35 million pounds, or almost 9 billion pieces of candy.[11] The majority of candy corn sales occur during the Halloween season.[1]