nonpareils
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Nonpareils are a decorative confection of tiny balls made with sugar and starch, traditionally an opaque white but now available in many colors. They are also known as hundreds and thousands in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. In the United States, the same confectionery topping would generally be referred to among the general public as "sprinkles" regardless of their composition.
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- Multicolor nonpareil balls coating the top of a chocolate nonpareil
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- Confectionery
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- Sugar, starch, food coloring
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Nonpareils are a decorative confection of tiny balls made with sugar and starch, traditionally an opaque white but now available in many colors. They are also known as hundreds and thousands in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. In the United States, the same confectionery topping would generally be referred to among the general public as "sprinkles" regardless of their composition.
The term nonpareil also may refer to a specific confection, made using nonpareils – namely, discs of chocolate coated with nonpareils, which also are known as chocolate nonpareils, freckles, or jazzies.