https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/why-do-we-love-to-hate-candy-corn-a-colorado-food-scientist-weighs-inContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/why-do-we-love-to-hate-candy-corn-a-colorado-food-scientist-weighs-inhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/why-do-we-love-to-hate-candy-corn-a-colorado-food-scientist-weighs-in#u172010Tue, 03 Nov 2026 11:41:27 +0000Candy corn remains a polarizing seasonal confection, capturing intense debate among trick-or-treaters across the country. Halloween accounts for seventy-five percent of annual candy corn production, yielding nine billion pieces of the tri-colored treat. Invented in the 1880s and originally marketed as chicken feed, the sweet has endured for more than a century and is celebrated on National Candy Corn Day. A Colorado food scientist recently weighed in on the cultural phenomenon of loving to hate the enduring holiday staple.Why it mattersThe tri-colored confection has a long history that predate