Texture attributes were quantified using texture profile
analyses for confections after 24 cure (day 1), day 7, and day
14, Table 1. Specifically, confections stored for 14 days were
significantly ( p < 0.001) harder, gummier, and chewier than
confections at day 1. It was expected that time-dependent
changes in texture would occur as the amylopectin and sugar
recrystallize and become more rigid (Steiner et al., 2003);
therefore, more force was required to compress the confection