cordial (candy)
{{Short description|Confection; liquid filling in a chocolate shell}}
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| name = Cordial
| image = Cherry cordial (candy).JPG
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Cherry cordial
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| type = Confectionery
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| main_ingredient = Fruit, invertase, chocolate
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| calories = 150 (calories may vary depending on brand)
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A cordial is a type of confection in which liquid filling is placed within a chocolate shell. A well known confectionery of this type is the cherry cordial (a type of chocolate-covered cherry).
Process
The liquid center found in some cordials is made using invertase to hydrolyze sucrose in the filling, a process that can take up to two weeks. This makes it a requirement to age the cordials in storage before consuming them to ensure the filling has become liquid. Some fillings include cherry, strawberry, raspberry and blueberry.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chocolateuniversityonline.com/tag/invertase/|website=www.chocolateuniversityonline.com|title=invertase archives}}LaBau, Elizabeth. [http://candy.about.com/od/candyglossary/g/What-Is-Invertase.htm What is Invertase?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406171447/http://candy.about.com/od/candyglossary/g/What-Is-Invertase.htm |date=2015-04-06 }} About.com. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
See also
- List of chocolate-covered foods
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