idk about the candy but on the eggbeater, the body and wings are stainless.
they also just came out with a new pedal "SC cast steel" level, dunno whats up with that
the cleats are made of a softer metal so they wear out without putting wear on the pedal itself, but yeah having to replace cleats as often as you do with cb is a tad annoying, mine have needed replacement for like 2 months now, i prolly have a set somewhere i just never remember to do it