Candies

 are the main item in Candy Crush Saga. There are regular candies, which come in 6 different colours, and have the same effect. There are special candies, which are created by forming special configurations, and other special candies that appear on later levels but cannot be created. Each one has its own effect.

Regular candies
These make up most of the game. Get at least 3 in a row to turn them into points.

The six different colours and shapes are:

Combinations
Special candies can be combined together to produce special amplified effects. (Note: The video does not show combinations with Special Candies - Jelly Fish, Coconut Wheel, and Lucky Candy.)

Trivia

 * Green, blue, and orange candies are the only candies to never be left out of a level.
 * Green candies are the only candies to have never been left out in all of Candy Crush history.
 * Red candies used to appear in every level in iOS and Android. The same went for Yellow candies, except that they did not appear in 3-colour levels like Level 31.
 * All 5 colour levels exclude yellow candies. The old mobile version usually excluded purple candies instead.
 * All 4 colour levels exclude yellow and red candies. The old mobile version usually excluded purple and orange candies instead.
 * Only 5 levels have less than 4 candy colours. Levels, , , , and are the only levels with 3 colours so far.
 * In Glazed Grove, Tiffi feeds Freddie up with some red candies.
 * In Nocturnal Nuisance, Tiffi uses another red candy to play with Freddie.
 * A blue candy appears in Marmalade Meadow and is responsible for clogging the Bumble Bee's harvesting equipment.
 * The face of the sunflower in the after story of the 56th episode, Candy Calaboose is replaced by a purple candy. (After character of this episode has been changed to Benny instead of Mr. Raccoon)