Can candy get moldy?

[79wjd]

I noticed that some candy hearts that I have have developed a spotted pattern after being exposed to the air for months. Is this mold or is it just an effect of oxidation? 

 

Note: I'm not going to eat the candy either way. I'm just curious to know what's going on. 

 

[dalekphalm]

Candy can totally become mouldy. Anything organic can become mouldy (and even non-organic stuff can have mould grow on it too in some situations). I don't know if that's specifically mould or not, but I sure as hell wouldn't eat that.

[Shakaza]

3 minutes ago, dalekphalm said:

Candy can totally become mouldy. Anything organic can become mouldy (and even non-organic stuff can have mould grow on it too in some situations). I don't know if that's specifically mould or not, but I sure as hell wouldn't eat that.

Noooooo, that looks perfectly safe.

[SpaceGhostC2C]

Some candies probably can't due to the high amount of sugar in them, which acts as a preserver. The one in your picture, however, seems to be some kind of sugar-coated dough, which could first get moist, and then had mold grow in the moist parts. 

I even managed to get mold inside a jam jar: while the whole point of jam is the preserving effect of sugar, I had condensation inside the jar creating a thin layer of water, and mold growing on it... I guess I'm trying to say that mold can't "eat" into everything, but it can still grow in the surface in the right circumstances. In your case, if that's what it seems to me (i.e., some form of ginger bread with sugar coating), it will probably be more than just the surface.

I'm quite torn about living in a humid area: i love green, I hate mold  

[79wjd]

5 minutes ago, SpaceGhostC2C said:

Some candies probably can't due to the high amount of sugar in them, which acts as a preserver. The one in your picture, however, seems to be some kind of sugar-coated dough, which could first get moist, and then had mold grow in the moist parts. 

I even managed to get mold inside a jam jar: while the whole point of jam is the preserving effect of sugar, I had condensation inside the jar creating a thin layer of water, and mold growing on it... I guess I'm trying to say that mold can't "eat" into everything, but it can still grow in the surface in the right circumstances. In your case, if that's what it seems to me (i.e., some form of ginger bread with sugar coating), it will probably be more than just the surface.

I'm quite torn about living in a humid area: i love green, I hate mold  

It's definitely not sugar coated dough -- it's some solid candy. It's like one of those sugar heart candies (sweethearts).

 

@dalekphalm good thing I have no intention of eating it. 

 

It might be Sugar bloom or something like that? 

[SpaceGhostC2C]

2 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

It's definitely not sugar coated dough -- it's some solid candy. It's like one of those sugar heart candies (sweethearts).

 

I was fooled by the looks - Lebkuchen time around here  

[Wrb]

Yes. Don't eat it.

[charles899]

Can mold get moldy?

[Statik]

I've eaten kit kats that are several years expired, and they were white, but not moldy, it was just the crystallization of the sugar.

[Velvet Revolver]

Yes candy can get moldy. You can get sick off it for sure. Dont be stupid and eat anything past its expiry date.

[CantThinkOfAUserName]

10 hours ago, charles899 said:

Can mold get moldy?

Man you need to stop taking what ever shaggy is giving you. Answer is no by the way.

[You_are_a_cunt]

Anything can get moldy. Yes, including mold. It's just more mold on the mold. Because mold.

 

Now eat it while making a video of yourself doing it.

[MrDynamicMan]

13 hours ago, charles899 said:

Can mold get moldy?

This guy fucks. 

[D00MGUY]

Just dont eat it. Belive me its bad.

[charles899]

10 hours ago, CantThinkOfAUserName said:

Man you need to stop taking what ever shaggy is giving you. Answer is no by the way.

Shaggy has been giving me good shit man I think I've been snorting toliet cleaner with those mentos that the toliets eat

[rmac52]

10 hours ago, CantThinkOfAUserName said:

Man you need to stop taking what ever shaggy is giving you. Answer is no by the way.

Actually mold can grow and encompass other molds.  I've seen mold grow over other molds before.  

[CantThinkOfAUserName]

58 minutes ago, rmac52 said:

Actually mold can grow and encompass other molds.  I've seen mold grow over other molds before.  

Don't think mold can get moldy but can facilitate the growth of more mold because of a presence of other mold and conditions that breed it. Mold can't get stale and moldy in the same way bread grows mold from being stale. Wonder if a biologist could give a definite answer though or in the least describe it in greater detail.

[charles899]

53 minutes ago, CantThinkOfAUserName said:

Don't think mold can get moldy but can facilitate the growth of more mold because of a presence of other mold and conditions that breed it. Mold can't get stale and moldy in the same way bread grows mold from being stale. Wonder if a biologist could give a definite answer though or in the least describe it in greater detail.

Mold can get moldy beacuse it's already moldy beacuse it's mold makes sense right?

[CantThinkOfAUserName]

50 minutes ago, charles899 said:

Mold can get moldy beacuse it's already moldy beacuse it's mold makes sense right?

Far out brah -passes the joint-

[charles899]

23 minutes ago, CantThinkOfAUserName said:

Far out brah -passes the joint-

Bruh -smokes your entire stash and eats the joint- ??

[rmac52]

3 hours ago, CantThinkOfAUserName said:

Don't think mold can get moldy but can facilitate the growth of more mold because of a presence of other mold and conditions that breed it. Mold can't get stale and moldy in the same way bread grows mold from being stale. Wonder if a biologist could give a definite answer though or in the least describe it in greater detail.

I'm a bio-chemist.  I've seen mold grow over other mold. I'm not talking about two colonies of the same type of mold merging.  I'm talking a completely different mold growing over and encompassing another type of mold.

Bread getting stale has nothing to do with mold growth.  When bread gets stale its from the crystallization of starch molecules in the bread.  Mold growth is just an organism that grows on the bread.  As long as the bread can provide the nutrients the mold needs it can grow.  Molds are also not very picky about what they eat.  As long as the bread is moist and not too cold then the mold can grow.