what is cotton candy made of?

Answer 1

Cotton, and candy.

Answer 2

I got this from howstuffworks.com.

Cotton candy is nothing but pure sugar. To make the sugar "cottony," you need four things:

Heat to melt the sugar and turn it into a liquid
A set of very small holes that the liquid sugar can flow through to form threads of sugar
A spinning head that slings the liquid sugar outward so it is forced through the holes
A bowl to catch the threads
The head contains the heater to melt the sugar and make it liquid. Then, by spinning the head, the cotton candy machine forces the liquid sugar out through tiny holes in the head. The instant the thin threads of sugar hit the air, they cool and re-solidify, so in the bowl of the machine a web of sugar threads develops. The web is easily collected on a paper cone.

If you mix water with cotton candy it instantly dissolves, and you can see that it's nothing but a tablespoon or two of sugar filling the entire bag. It's amazing how much you can charge for sugar, air and a little coloring.

Answer 3

Cotton candy is nothing but pure sugar. To make the sugar "cottony," you need four things:

Heat to melt the sugar and turn it into a liquid
A set of very small holes that the liquid sugar can flow through to form threads of sugar
A spinning head that slings the liquid sugar outward so it is forced through the holes
A bowl to catch the threads
The head contains the heater to melt the sugar and make it liquid. Then, by spinning the head, the cotton candy machine forces the liquid sugar out through tiny holes in the head. The instant the thin threads of sugar hit the air, they cool and re-solidify, so in the bowl of the machine a web of sugar threads develops. The web is easily collected on a paper cone.

If you mix water with cotton candy it instantly dissolves, and you can see that it's nothing but a tablespoon or two of sugar filling the entire bag. It's amazing how much you can charge for sugar, air and a little coloring!

Answer 4

The centre part of the machine consists of a small bowl into which sugar is poured and food coloring added. Heaters near the rim melt the sugar and it is spun out through a myriad of tiny holes where it solidifies in the air and is caught in a large metal ring.The operator twirls a stick or a cone (or the more experienced ones use their hands) around the rim of the large catching bowl and picks up the candy. Because cotton candy consists of mostly air portions, servings are large. A typical cotton candy cone will be a little bigger than an adults head, and they look enormous to a child.

Answer 5

It's sticky, it's messy and it's just the thing to eat at a fair. Children or adults, most people do not consider a mela or fair complete without the giant-wheel and the fluffy cotton candy wrapped around a stick. Or budhiya ke baal (old woman's hair), as it is popularly known in parts of northern India.

And do you know what it is made of? Well, next time, don't gobble up the whole of the candy. Instead, put a bit of it in water. In a matter of seconds the candy will disappear. No, it's not magic. The candy is made of sugar and it dissolves the moment it's put in water.

The truth is, your favourite confectionery is actually just a few tablespoons of sugar! But making this sugar 'cottony' is a bit tough. Let us take a closer look.

How is cotton candy made?
Look closely at how the candywalla makes candy. First, he pours sugar into a small container set in the middle of a deep circular tray. Often, he adds a chemical called a colourant. This chemical is what gives colour to the candy (because sugar by itself is colourless).

This small container (or holder) has incredibly teeny holes and contains an in-built heater that melts the sugar into a sticky liquid. The holder is connected to a small motor that causes it to rotate. As it spins incredibly fast, and liquid sugar splashes out of the tiny holes. As soon as the hot liquid hits the air, it cools, and solidifies, forming threads of sugar in the circular tray.

The candy man then pops in a stick, deftly wraps these threads of candy around it and hands his creation to you!

Answer 6

Sugar

Answer 7

Cotton candy is sugar that is spun at a wicked speed in a large drum type instrument. Sold mostly at fairs etccc. Although now they sell it by the bag in stores.

Answer 8

Pure sugar

Answer 9

Lots of sugar, food coloring

Answer 10

It's colored and flavored sugar that it heated up and spun out of a wheel where it becomes cool immediately upon hitting the air.