What is Candy floss?
{{Infobox food | name = Candy Floss | image = Cotton candy Μαλλί της γριάς.JPG | image_size = 250px | caption = Spinning candy floss at a [[Carnival|fair]] | alternate_name = Cotton candy, fairy floss | country = [[Europe]] (originally)<br>[[United States]] (machines) | region = | creator = William Morrison and John C. Wharton | course = | type = [[Confectionery]] | served = | main_ingredient = [[Sugar]], [[food coloring]] | variations = | calories = | other = }} [[File:Seda de hadas - Nube de algodon (14401305055).jpg|thumb|left|Cotton candy machine being used]] [[File:Cotton Candy Machine 1.jpg|thumb|left|Cotton Candy machine at a fair in Kolkata, West Bengal, India]] '''Candy floss''' is [[sugar]] that is [[wikt:spin|spun]] with [[air]]. It is also called '''cotton candy''' or '''fairy floss'''. It is spun in [[machine]]s. When spun, a small amount of sugar creates a much larger serving of candy floss. This is because it is mostly air. It is usually served on a stick or in a bag.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/01/earlyshow/health/main4222191.shtml|title=Best Of Worst -- July 4th Foods|publisher=cbsnews.com|date=1 July 2008|access-date=13 September 2009|quote=Cotton Candy (1.5 oz serving) 171 calories, 0g fat, 45g carbs, 45g sugar, 0g protein|archive-date=5 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110205102705/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/01/earlyshow/health/main4222191.shtml|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060927/NEWS/609270304|newspaper=Pocono Record|date=27 September 2006|access-date=13 September 2009|title=Cotton candy on a stick (about 1 ounce) has 105 calories, but when bagged (2 ounces) it has double that number: 210.|archive-date=2 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202222044/http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F200609