The present invention relates to the production of platelet gels formed into beneficial geometric shapes. In an embodiment, a sequence of frames is received. In another form, the invention provides methods and apparatus for both cutting and forming individual confectionery products from strips or ropes. A histogram distance between two images may be determined according to a computed pixel count difference between the given query histogram color and a selected color in the range of similar reference histogram colors. The first sequential order of the plurality of containers corresponds to the second sequential order of the plurality of indicators. Other embodiments are described and claimed.