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caramel

Complex mixture of substances produced by heating sugars, without charring, until they turn brown. Caramel is used as colouring and flavouring in foods. Its production in the manufacture of sugar confection gives rise to a toffeelike sweet of the same name.

The intricate chemical reactions involved in the production of caramel (caramelization) are not fully understood, but are known to result in the formation of a number of compounds. Two compounds in particular (acetylformoin and 4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3-furanone) are thought to contribute to caramel's characteristic flavour.

Commercially, the caramelization process is speeded up by the addition of selected amino acids.



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I had one chocolate caramel once two years ago and it was simply delicious.
We had cold tongue and chicken and strawberry preserves, lemon pie and tarts and chocolate cake and raisin cookies and pound cake and fruit cake -- and a few other things, including more pie -- caramel pie, I think it was.
"The throne belongs to whoever is able to take it," answered Jinjur, as she slowly ate another caramel.
 
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