VIDEO. A Belgian documentary reveals all the industrial preparation of gelled candies, very popular in France. Fragile stomachs refrain.
Among the panoply of candies that can be found in stores, this is what sells the most. About 67 tonnes of gummy candies - those whose texture resembles gum - were sold in 000 in France, according to figures from the Syndicat national de la confiserie, a market which represents no less than 2014 million euros. Well, after seeing these images, the urge to buy them will probably pass you by ...
Directed by the Belgian journalist Alina Kneepkens, the documentary entitled “Le Chemin du bonbon” and produced by the Flemish chain VRT traces the whole process of making these gelled candies. The trailer for the report, broadcast at the end of August, is mounted upside down, so that we gradually discover what the gelling agent is made of, one of the main ingredients of these sweets.
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Source: http://www.lepoint.fr/gastronomie/du-co ... 117_82.php
https://vimeo.com/180163754
But only one thing is not shown, it is the slaughter and its conditions!