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Confectionery is the set of food items that are rich in sugar, any one or type of which is called a confection. Modern usage may include substances rich in artificial sweeteners as well. The word candy is also used for the extensive variety of candies that comprise confectionery.

Confectionery items include sweets, lollipops, candy bars, chocolate, Cotton candy, and other sweet items of snack food. The term does not generally apply to cakes, biscuits, or puddings which require cutlery to consume, although exceptions such as petits fours or meringues exist. Speakers of American English do not refer to these items as "candy." See candy making for the stages of sugar-cooking.

Some of the categories and types of confectionery include the following:

• jawbreakers
• peppermint drops
• Fudge
• Toffee
• Liquorice
• Marshmallow