Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (2-pack, 42g) nutrition

Half bar (~21g)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 (~21g)Colours from FSA guidance, per 100gHow

Energy110 kcal5% of RI2,192 kJ, 524 kcal per 100g

Saturates2.5gHigh12% of RI11.9g per 100g

Sugars9.5gHigh11% of RI45.2g per 100g

Salt0.15gMedium2% 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

110kcal9% of the day

!Total sugar is the one to watch: 50% of their daily limit in half bar (~21g).

CaloriesEnergy110 kcal9%

Reference 1,291 kcal

Total sugarHigh9.5g50%

Limit 19g free sugar (NHS)

Saturated fatWithin limit2.5g18%

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

SaltWithin limit0.15g5%

Limit 3g (NHS)

ProteinTarget2.5g

No set target for this age

Half bar (~21g) of Peanut Butter Cups (2-pack, 42g). 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 Peanut Butter Cups (2-pack,)

Total sugar9.5gin half bar (~21g)

Teaspoons2.4One teaspoon is 4g

2.4 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 9.5g 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 butter & spreads

#22 of 32 butter & spreads for least sugar per 100g.

Sorted by sugar per 100gHow

Ben & Jerry's Peanut Butter Cup 320 kcal per 100g29.0g The Gut Stuff Peanut Butter High Fibre Bar 331 kcal per 100g31.1g Aldi Belmont Biscuit Co Crunchy Biscuit Spread 0.4 KG 562 kcal per 100g34.1g Aldi Belmont Biscuit Co Smooth Biscuit Spread 0.4 KG 579 kcal per 100g34.2g Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (2-pack, 42g) 524 kcal per 100g45.2g Aldi Specially Selected Blackcurrant Conserve 0.45 KG 230 kcal per 100g53.7g Aldi Grandessa Thick Cut Orange Marmalade 0.45 KG 258 kcal per 100g54.7g Aldi Specially Selected Strawberry Conserve 450 G 233 kcal per 100g55.4g Aldi Grandessa Fine Cut Orange Marmalade 0.45 KG 256 kcal per 100g58.9g

Swaps with less sugarLowest sugar in butter & spreadsGhee →0.0g per 100g.

All butter & spreads →32 products

Among all 32 butter & spreads

Where it sits per 100g against every butter & spreads product in the Boone database.

Sugar45.2g per 100g

0gMiddle 26.5g81.2g

More sugar than 66% of the 32 butter & spreads.

Saturated fat11.9g per 100g

0gMiddle 5.7g62g

More saturated fat than 81% of the 32 butter & spreads.

Salt0.7g per 100g

0gMiddle 0.06g8.23g

More salt than 75% of the 32 butter & spreads.

Calories524 kcal per 100g

127 kcalMiddle 406 kcal900 kcal

More calories than 56% of the 32 butter & spreads.

Is Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (2-pack,) 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 Peanut Butter Cups (2-pack,) nutrition by portion

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

Per	100g	Half bar (~21g)	Whole bar (42g)	2 bars (84g)
Energy	524 kcal	110 kcal	220 kcal	440 kcal
of which saturates	11.9g	2.5g	5.0g	10.0g
of which sugars	45.2g	9.5g	19.0g	38.0g
Protein	11.9g	2.5g	5.0g	10.0g
Salt	0.70g	0.15g	0.29g	0.59g

Quick answers

How many calories are in Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (2-pack, 42g)?+

110 kcal in half bar (~21g). Per 100g it is 524 kcal.

How much sugar is in Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (2-pack, 42g)?+

9.5g of sugar in half bar (~21g), about 2.4 teaspoons. Without an ingredient list Boone cannot say how much of it is free sugar.

How much salt is in Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (2-pack, 42g)?+

0.15g in half bar (~21g): 5% of the 3g daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 2% of the 6g adult limit.

Is Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (2-pack, 42g) 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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