How are Smarties made when the melted sugar coating would surly melt the chocolate?

Question

If a chocolate bead is made, how is the coating applied without melting and mixing with the chocolate. Surely the sugar is heated then applied?!

Answer 1

the chocolate center's are mixed in giant drums similar to cement mixers and as they rotate nice and slowly they spray a liquid sugar coating that is room temp or a bit cooler and coat the smarties until a thickness is reached after which color is added to different drums to make all the pretty rainbow colors we see in a box..... watch Discovery channel's How'd they Do That! They profiled this process a few months back, and it really is a universal candy technique and used in the making of many coated candies we enjoy today!

Answer 2

No, the sugar is not heated. Corn syrup, which is naturally liquid, is one of the main ingredients in the coating. It's sprayed on. Here's a BBC article (with pics and video!) on how they do it:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northyorkshire/ilov...

I linked the page with how they do the coating, but you can check out the rest of the pictures for the full story.

Answer 3

There are 2 little openings at each end of the smarties,where the sugar shell is filled with chocolate,then the openings covered up by the colouring.

Answer 4

ya like sammy k said, smarties don't have chocolate in them. they are like sugary chalky things.

Answer 5

In the same way that chocolate chips don't melt in cakes and biscuits when baked.

Answer 6

I'm not sure what you're trying to ask, but Smarties don't have chocolate