Sweets, boiled

Boiled sweets are sugar-based confectionery made by heating a sugar mixture and allowing it to cool and harden. The figures here describe the sweets as sold. They mainly provide carbohydrate in the form of sugars: per 100g, they contain 87g of carbohydrate, all of which is sugar. They also provide 1394 kJ of energy and 0.06g of salt, with only trace amounts of fat and protein.

Sugars provide energy, but frequent consumption of sugary foods contributes to tooth decay. The sugar and energy content are relevant for people monitoring their intake, even though boiled sweets contain very little fat. They do not provide fibre or significant amounts of most vitamins and minerals. Full nutritional figures are shown in the tables below.