Hello candy lovers! Here are some facts about candies you wish you didn't know.

#1 Ammonia

Peanut butter and chocolate can contain ammonia, a chemical that's also used in industrial cleaners.


#2 Sugar

The final step in making table sugar includes filtering and bleaching it with bone char derived from cows.


#3 Bright White Color

Lots of candies use titanium dioxide for a bright white color - but this chemical is also used in sunscreen and paint!


#4 Carnauba Wax

Gummy bears, Skittles and other gummy fruit snacks get their shiny exterior from carnauba wax, which is a key ingredient in car wax!


#5 Shiny Coat

Shellac, the coating that makes jelly beans and candy corn so shiny, is made from the secretions of an insect!

#6 White Chocolate

White chocolate is not actually chocolate, but i made up of cocoa fat, sugar and additives.

#7 Red Food Coloring

Red food coloring often uses carmine, which is composed of boiled, ground up cochineal insects!





#8 Carrageenan

Some gummy candies use carrageenan, a stabilizing agent made from seaweed!



#9 Gelatin

If you thought all candy was vegetarian friendly, think again: lots of candy contains gelatin which is made from animal skin and bones.





#10 Vanilla Flavoring

Vanilla flavoring often comes from castoreum, an ingredient extracted from a sac near the anal gland of a beaver.