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title: "Who discovered the first sweet worldwide?"  
description: "A brief explanation about the origin of sweets and it's interesting facts"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-10-31  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3066/who-discovered-the-first-sweet-worldwide  
category: "foods"  
tags: ["Sweets", "fruits", "foods", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Who discovered the first sweet worldwide?

![Who discovered the first sweet worldwide](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a17dd08e-db12-4a55-b956-0ef15f104a8b/images/931523aa-a86b-4863-a4a2-775bc4a07dc8.jpeg) ![Who discovered the first sweet worldwide](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a17dd08e-db12-4a55-b956-0ef15f104a8b/images/12a5b441-66c7-450a-aa91-ba470e310a75.jpeg) Honey and fruits were used to make the first known sweets. ![Who discovered the first sweet worldwide](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a17dd08e-db12-4a55-b956-0ef15f104a8b/images/0bf95af8-2138-494f-a77e-3e732da26c4d.jpeg) Candies, desserts, and candied fruits and flowers were created by ancient Egyptians and Greeks using honey, fruits, nuts, candied fruits and flowers. ![Who discovered the first sweet worldwide](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a17dd08e-db12-4a55-b956-0ef15f104a8b/images/8ed394f2-17c1-4cf2-8df2-52440925efbd.jpeg) Indians began farming sugarcane around 600 BC, resulting in the development of novel sweets such as sugar candy and candied fruits. ![Who discovered the first sweet worldwide](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a17dd08e-db12-4a55-b956-0ef15f104a8b/images/7f4bdcf0-77e7-46fa-9d8d-fc7421d79d2e.jpeg) During Middle Ages, Europe's sugar availability increased, leading to the invention of new sweets like boiled sweets, marshmallows & Turkish delight. ![Who discovered the first sweet worldwide](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a17dd08e-db12-4a55-b956-0ef15f104a8b/images/8c3fce25-c12b-4d3b-b26a-3d44cb71aabb.jpeg) Joseph Fry invented the first candy bar in 1847, followed by Milton S. Hershey's Hershey's Milk Chocolate in 1900, making chocolate more affordable.

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