Reese's Big Cup (39g) nutrition

Half bar (~20g)More from Reese's Ultra-processed (NOVA 4)

Figures from Reese's’ published nutrition information, collected by Boone. Data checks are led by Murray Dare.

Traffic lights, per half bar (~20g)Colours from FSA guidance, per 100gHow

Energy104 kcal5% of RI2,231 kJ, 533 kcal per 100g

Saturates2.7gHigh14% of RI14.1g per 100g

Sugars8.5gHigh9% of RI43.6g per 100g

Salt0.14gMedium2% of RI0.7g per 100g

Colours use the Food Standards Agency front-of-pack thresholds per 100g. RI is the adult reference intake. Boone does not hold fat figures for this product, so it is not shown.

How much

Who is eating

104kcal8% of the day

!Total sugar is the one to watch: 45% of their daily limit in half bar (~20g).

CaloriesEnergy104 kcal8%

Reference 1,291 kcal

Total sugarHigh8.5g45%

Limit 19g free sugar (NHS)

Saturated fatWithin limit2.7g20%

Guide 14g: Boone estimate, 10% of energy. No NHS limit at this age

SaltWithin limit0.14g5%

Limit 3g (NHS)

ProteinTarget2.7g

No set target for this age

Half bar (~20g) of Big Cup (39g). Figures from Reese's; portion figures calculated by Boone. Free sugar cannot be worked out without the ingredient list, so total sugar is shown against the free sugar limit as an upper bound. How

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Sugar in a portion of Reese's Big Cup

Total sugar8.5gin half bar (~20g)

Teaspoons2.1One teaspoon is 4g

2.1 teaspoons of sugar

Boone does not hold an ingredient list for this product, so it cannot split free sugar from sugar that occurs naturally. The shares on the right treat all of it as free sugar, so they are the most it could be.

Up to 8.5g against the NHS free sugar limit

The NHS free sugar limit is 19g a day at age 4 to 6, 24g at 7 to 10 and 30g from 11.

How it compares with other chocolate

#60 of 172 chocolate for least sugar per 100g.

Sorted by sugar per 100gHow

Aldi Dairyfine Milk Chocolate Belgian Chocolate Waves 0.13 KG 538 kcal per 100g42.3g Aldi Dairyfine Orange Flavour Belgian Chocolate Waves 0.13 KG 542 kcal per 100g42.9g KitKat 4 Finger 513 kcal per 100g43.4g KitKat 2 Finger 512 kcal per 100g43.5g Reese's Big Cup (39g) 533 kcal per 100g43.6g Cadbury Timeout 500 kcal per 100g44.1g Snickers Creamy Peanut Butter & Milk Chocolate Snack Bar Multipack 534 kcal per 100g45.0g Aldi Choceur Dark Chocolate Mini Tablets 5 Pack 0.2 KG 535 kcal per 100g45.4g Montezuma's Truffle Selection (90g, 9 truffles) 537 kcal per 100g45.6g

Swaps with less sugarLowest sugar in chocolateMontezuma's Absolute Black 100% Cocoa (90g) →1.1g per 100g.

All chocolate →172 products

Among all 172 chocolate

Where it sits per 100g against every chocolate product in the Boone database.

Sugar43.6g per 100g

1.1gMiddle 49g72g

Less sugar than 65% of the 172 chocolate.

Saturated fat14.1g per 100g

2gMiddle 16.1g32g

Less saturated fat than 63% of the 172 chocolate.

Salt0.7g per 100g

0gMiddle 0.23g1.04g

More salt than 98% of the 172 chocolate.

Calories533 kcal per 100g

198 kcalMiddle 514 kcal620 kcal

More calories than 70% of the 172 chocolate.

Is Reese's Big Cup ultra-processed?

NOVA group 4

1 Unprocessed

2 Ingredients

3 Processed

4 Ultra-processed

Group 4: ultra-processed. Made with industrial processes or ingredients. How NOVA works →

Boone does not hold a full ingredient list for this product, so the group is assigned from the type of food. Check the pack for the ingredients.

Reese's Big Cup nutrition by portion

Boone does not hold figures for fat, carbohydrate and fibre for this product.

Per	100g	Half bar (~20g)	Whole bar (39g)	2 bars (78g)
Energy	533 kcal	104 kcal	208 kcal	416 kcal
of which saturates	14.1g	2.7g	5.5g	11.0g
of which sugars	43.6g	8.5g	17.0g	34.0g
Protein	14.1g	2.7g	5.5g	11.0g
Salt	0.70g	0.14g	0.27g	0.55g

Quick answers

How many calories are in Reese's Big Cup (39g)?+

104 kcal in half bar (~20g). Per 100g it is 533 kcal.

How much sugar is in Reese's Big Cup (39g)?+

8.5g of sugar in half bar (~20g), about 2.1 teaspoons. Without an ingredient list Boone cannot say how much of it is free sugar.

How much salt is in Reese's Big Cup (39g)?+

0.14g in half bar (~20g): 5% of the 3g daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 2% of the 6g adult limit.

Is Reese's Big Cup (39g) ultra-processed?+

Yes, NOVA group 4.

Where the figures come from

Source. Reese's’ published nutrition information, per 100g as sold.

Collected. Copied by Boone from Reese's’ published figures. Data checks are led by Murray Dare.

Calculated by Boone. Portion figures, traffic lights. Labelled where they appear.

Limits. NHS free sugar and salt limits by age; UK reference intakes for adults.

Full methodology →UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 →NOVA food processing →

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