What makes candy pop

Mitchell added another step to the process when he developed Pop Rocks. When the sweet, hard candy bits hit your mouth, they act up before breaking down, creating a crackling, hissing noise that would be alarming coming from any other food product. So what exactly is it about the candy that makes it just as much of a science experiment as a sweet snack? The answer lies in carbon dioxide.

In the late s, Mitchell wondered if it was possible to create an instant soda tablet by baking CO 2 into candy.

Like other hard candies, Pop Rocks are made by mixing sugar, lactose, corn syrup, and flavorings. If Mikey barely tried Life cereal, why would he eat Pop Rocks anyway? How exactly do Pop Rocks work? Pop Rocks are a hard candy that has been gasified with carbon dioxide using a patented process.

The solution is heated until the water boils off and combined with carbon dioxide gas at about pounds per square inch psi.

When the pressure is released, the candy shatters into small pieces, each containing bubbles of pressurized gas. If you examine the candy with a magnifying glass, you can see the tiny bubbles of trapped carbon dioxide. When you put Pop Rocks in your mouth, your saliva dissolves the candy, allowing the pressurized carbon dioxide to escape. It's the popping of the pressurized bubbles that makes the sizzling sound and shoots pieces of candy around in your mouth.

Except for the carbon dioxide, the ingredients are the same as those of any hard candy. The popping of the bubbles is dramatic, but you won't shoot candy into your lungs or chip a tooth or anything. They are completely safe, though I doubt the artificial colors and flavors are particularly good for you. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Use precise geolocation data.

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Comments Candy experiments are always so much fun! Love this one! This looks like such fun! What an interesting set of experiments. Oooh thank you!