Pressed candykapa ʻia ʻo ia ka pauka kōpaʻa a i ʻole ka papa kōpaʻa, ʻike ʻia hoʻi ʻo ka soda sugar. He hui ia o ka pauka kō i hoʻomaʻemaʻe ʻia e like me ke kino nui, ka pauka waiu, nā mea ʻala a me nā mea hoʻopiha ʻē aʻe, starch syrup, dextrin, gelatin a me nā mea hoʻopili ʻē aʻe, i granulated a papa. ʻAʻole pono e wela a hoʻolapalapa, no laila ua kapa ʻia ʻo ia ka ʻenehana hana anuanu.
Ke ʻano o ka candy i kaomi ʻia:
(1) ʻO ka lole paʻi i uhi ʻia i ke kō
(2) Pāʻani pāʻani paʻi lole
(3) ʻO ka lole paʻi effervescent
(4) ʻO ka candy kaomi maʻa
(5) Hana ʻia e ka hana maʻamau
ʻO ke ʻano hana o ka candy kaomi ʻana he hana nui ia e hoʻemi ʻia ai ka mamao o nā granule a i ʻole ka pauka maikaʻi e hoʻohua i ka cohesion ma o ke kaomi ʻana e hui pū. He liʻiliʻi loa ka wahi pili ma waena o nā ʻāpana wehe a nui ka mamao. Loaʻa ka pilina i loko o nā ʻāpana, akā ʻaʻohe pili i waena o nā ʻāpana. Aia kahi āpau nui ma waena o nā ʻāpana, a ua hoʻopiha ʻia ka hakahaka me ka ea. Ma hope o ka kaomi ʻana, paheʻe nā ʻāpana a paʻa paʻa, ʻoi aku ka liʻiliʻi o ka mamao a me ke āpau ma waena o nā ʻāpana, hoʻokuʻu lohi ka ea, ʻoki ʻia kekahi mau ʻāpana a i ʻole nā kilika, a kaomi ʻia nā ʻāpana e hoʻopiha i ke āpau. Ke hiki aku nā ʻāpana i kekahi kaomi, ua lawa ka attraction intermolecular e hoʻohui i nā ʻāpana i kahi pepa holoʻokoʻa.