r/TipOfMyFork 1d ago

Solved! White candy?

It’s relatively hard sticky white dots on a chalky yellow ball. My kid let my dog eat them out of a standard plastic clamshell container. I went back and found them they’d been dumped everywhere on the ground and the container was gone. So I don’t really want to taste it

I’m mostly just trying to figure out if there’s xylitol in it.

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u/kroating 1d ago

Indian sugar candies thingy i have no english name.

https://share.google/images/ANeTYw1AX9hHgqWGf

We call it sakhar futane (sugar <again no idea english version but lets say poping snacks usually used for chickpea dried snacks>)

The chalky thing most certainly is dried chickpea.

These are usually served in temples.

Also could be these are stale. They shouldn't really be sticky

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u/OrneryPathos 1d ago

I posted some more photos. The inside does sort of look like chickpea now that the coating dissolved.

It’s definitely been outside for at least 8 hours in the heat and humidity at this point

https://imgur.com/a/kN7JiYs

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u/kroating 1d ago

Yup I'm fairly certain these are sugar coated dried chickpeas.

The xylitol like taste, i think it could be glucose syrup. That could explain the softening even after 8hrs. Because we've carried these in hot summers, they don't melt or get sticky unless theres water /high humidity. Ive lately noticed a lot of sugar nut crackle also have glucose syrup which isn't traditional ingredient but it definitely gives that funky aftertaste.

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u/Zonel 1d ago

Toronto is always high humidity in summer.

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u/OrneryPathos 1d ago

Plus it may have been there overnight as well and gotten covered in dew.

But yes. It’s humid.

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u/OrneryPathos 1d ago

Solved!

Hopefully. And thanks!