HEALTHY CANTEEN KIT goforyourlife.vic.gov.

au

Examples of Foods Considered to be Confectionery

Bubble gum Fruit straps that are either not Liquorice

95–100% dried fruit or that
Candy bars Lollies
have added sugar
Caramel Marzipan
Fudge
Carob Medicated cough lozenges
Gums/gelatine candies
Chewing gum Mints
fruit juice lollies
Chewy lollies Nougat
gummies
Chocolate Nut or seed brittle or ‘snaps’
jelly babies
Chocolate bars Praline
jelly beans
Chocolate chips, bits and buttons Sherbet and sour lollies
snakes
Chocolate coatings Small compressed drink powder
marshmallows
lollies (e.g. choc malt treats)
Chocolate compound
Turkish delight
Small containers/tubes of jelly.
Chocolate/nut spreads
Halva
(consumed other than as a spread) Sugar-coated choc bits
Hard and soft icings, frostings
Chocolate-coated nuts and fruit Sugar-coated nuts
and glazes
Cotton candy/fairy floss Sweetmeats
Hard/boiled candy
Crystallised or glazed fruit Toffee
candy canes
and ginger
Yoghurt compound
gobstoppers
Eucalyptus and honey drops
Yoghurt compound toppings
lollipops
Fondant and coatings
Hundreds and thousands and
Fruit balls with added sugar Yoghurt flavoured lollies
sugar sprinkles
Fruit flakes with added sugar yoghurt snakes
Jellies
yoghurt sticks/straps

Small amounts of confectionery products (for example, icing, glazes, choc chips and glacé fruit) can be used as a thin
layer, topping or ingredient on or in a nutritious baked item/product. The whole nutritional value of a product containing
the confectionery needs to be assessed against the Nutrient Criteria for an Occasionally Food
(see page 13 of the ‘Go for your life’ Healthy Canteen Kit – Food Planner
(http://www.education.vic.gov.au/management/schooloperations/healthycanteen/download.htm).
Remember that the marketing and serve size of a product containing confectionery, as well as its sugar content,
should also be taken into consideration when assessing the product’s suitability.

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