How Is Cotton Candy Made? | The Science of Food! | SciShow Kids

The video explores the fun of carnivals, focusing on cotton candy. It explains that cotton candy is made from sugar, not cotton, and describes its fluffy texture. The process of making cotton candy involves heating sugar to transform it from solid crystals to liquid, which is then spun into thin threads that cool into the fluffy treat. The video also discusses the similarities between cotton candy and cotton plants, and the different names for cotton candy around the world.

What is the main ingredient in cotton candy?

• Cotton

• Sugar

• Salt

• Flour

Why is cotton candy sometimes called 'fairy floss'?

• Because of its delicate, thread-like appearance

• Because it is a type of dental floss

• Because it is used for dental hygiene

• Because it is made by fairies

What happens to sugar when it is heated in the cotton candy machine?

• It remains solid

• It melts into a liquid

• It becomes a gas

• It turns into cotton

How does the liquid sugar turn back into a solid in the cotton candy machine?

• By adding more sugar

• By cooling quickly

• By stirring

• By freezing

What remains unchanged about sugar even after it is transformed into cotton candy?

• Its shape

• Its temperature

• Its color

• Its flavor