Gum with vitamins? Check. Gum with nicotine? Check. Gum with marijuana? Almost.

If creating candy is like juggling, then for many confectioners, starches are like a third hand.

M&M’sand Smarties would be virtually unrecognizable without it, and sans this one tiny aspect of candy, you wouldn’t be able to tell what flavor gummy bear or jelly bean you just popped into your mouth.