# Candy necklaces

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## Summary

Candy necklaces are pressed sugar beads on elastic, to wear and nibble. The recipe here is vegan but uses four warning colours and is not for under threes.

## Description

A candy necklace is a string of small sugar beads threaded on elastic, to be worn and nibbled at the same time. The UK retailer Sweets and Candy describes its candy necklaces as crunchy, fruit flavour candy beads, each finished with a heart shaped Love U pendant.
What the beads are made of
Candy Necklaces, as listed by Sweets and Candy. Glucose, maltose syrup, maltodextrin, magnesium stearate, citric acid, artificial flavours, and the colours E102, E110, E129 and E133. The retailer lists them as suitable for vegans and vegetarians.
Pressed, not boiled
The beads are pressed rather than boiled. Powdered sugars are squeezed into shape, much as tablets are made, and magnesium stearate helps: in the production of pressed sweets it works as a release agent, stopping the mixture sticking to the machinery. Love Hearts are tablet sweets too: see Love Hearts
The colour warning
The recipe here uses tartrazine (E102), sunset yellow (E110) and allura red (E129), three of the six colours that must carry the warning may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children, and the listing shows it. The blue is brilliant blue, E133: see the Southampton six colours
Choking and safety
The retailer says its candy necklaces are not suitable for children under 3 because of the choking hazard. The beads are small and hard, and the NHS says not to give younger children hard foods such as boiled sweets. As with any necklace, do not leave one on a sleeping or unattended small child: see hard sweets and younger children
In party bags
If candy necklaces go into party bags, the choking warning matters for young guests: see pick and mix party bags
In our pick and mix
We do not sell candy necklaces. Each sweet we do sell has a card that opens up to show its full ingredients and allergens.

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