Ingredients

Sugar
Corn Syrup
Acids
Colors
Flavors
All of these ingredients make up a major portion of the cough drop.

Sugar is responsible for the Physical Structure of the cough drop along with its sweet taste. Corn Syrup is the main component. It is a mixture of sugars that are composed of Polysaccharides, Detrose, and Maltose. It is used mainly to control the crystallization of sugar. It also reduces the formation of dust from sugar in the blending stage. It provides some sweetness and body. To make the cough drops appealing to the eye, dye is added. This includes Red #40, Yellow #05, Yellow #06, and Blue #01. Natural colorants like Caramel are also used. Using these dyes, the most favored cough drop colors red and blue are born.