Nougat is a confection made with sugar or honey that’s cooked and then whipped with egg whites to aerate it. It often contains almonds or other nuts, candied fruits, and chocolate, although it can be left plain. Nougat can be soft and tender like marshmallow but is more often dense and very chewy. It is used in a variety of candy bars and chocolates. In the United States, a number of popular candy bars contain a nougat layer, such as Milky Way, Snickers, and Baby Ruth bars. The nougat that appears in many candy bars in the United States and United Kingdom differs from traditional recipes and consists of sucrose and corn syrup aerated with a whipping agent (such as egg white, hydrolyzed soya protein, or gelatine); it may also include vegetable fats and milk powder.