HTHS Favorite Candies

With Halloween right around the corner, candy is everywhere! From trick-or-treating to sharing it with friends, Halloween is THE time of year for candy lovers but the question is, which candies are High Tech’s favorites?

When finding  the answer to this question we had to set some guidelines. We’re focusing on candy, not chocolate. Although chocolate is often grouped with candy, even though its technical term is confection and since we’re focusing on candy, and not confections, when surveying students, we focused on sweets like gummies, hard candy, and chewy treats instead of chocolate-based products.

Participants often decided their favorite candy based on two aspects: flavor profile, and texture. Some preferred sweet and sour flavors, like those found in Sour Patch Kids or Troli gummy  worms, while others enjoyed the fruity taste of Skittles or the intense sourness of Warheads. Texture also played a major role, with some preferring soft , chewy candies like peach rings and others enjoying the crunchy outside of Nerds Gummy Clusters. Among all participants, 33% said they liked their candy because it was sour, or tart. While 28% said the texture of their candy makes it their favorite. When Mr.Depiero explained why jelly beans were his favorite candy, he said it was because, “They have different flavors , they're not crunchy, they're chewy, they're soft”.These preferences show that the perfect Halloween doesn’t just rely on sweetness.

The overall consensus is that High Tech specifically enjoys sour candy, but most specifically Sour Patch Kids. Sour Patch Kids were by far the favorite, with 39% of participants saying it was their favorite candy. Richelle Cruz explained, “I’m a big fan of sour candy and I think they’re great because they’re a little bit sweet and a little bit sour.” Adrian Navarro agreed saying, “It's sour and nice and sweet at the same time.” Others like Emily Dempsey, enjoy specific flavors, explaining that she likes Sour Patch Kids because “I just like the flavor, I like the Watermelon ones.” With so many participants enjoying the combination of sweet and sour it is clear that Sour Patch Kids are a Halloween favorite at High Tech!