Reese's Pieces (43g bag) nutrition

Small handful (~11g)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 small handful (~11g)Colours from FSA guidance, per 100gHow

Energy53 kcal3% of RI2,072 kJ, 495 kcal per 100g

Saturates1gHigh5% of RI9.3g per 100g

Sugars6.3gHigh7% of RI58.1g per 100g

Salt0.04gMedium1% of RI0.4g 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

53kcal4% of the day

!Total sugar is the one to watch: 33% of their daily limit in small handful (~11g).

CaloriesEnergy53 kcal4%

Reference 1,291 kcal

Total sugarHigh6.3g33%

Limit 19g free sugar (NHS)

Saturated fatWithin limit1g7%

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

SaltWithin limit0.04g1%

Limit 3g (NHS)

ProteinTarget1.3g

No set target for this age

Small handful (~11g) of Pieces (43g bag). 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 Pieces

Total sugar6.3gin small handful (~11g)

Teaspoons1.6One teaspoon is 4g

1.6 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 6.3g 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

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

Sorted by sugar per 100gHow

Cadbury Curly Wurly (26g) 454 kcal per 100g57.7g Aldi Dairyfine Giant Milk Chocolate Buttons 0.12 KG 554 kcal per 100g57.7g Aldi Dairyfine Milk Chocolate Buttons 0.07 KG 554 kcal per 100g57.7g Aldi Dairyfine Orange Chocolate Bubbly Bar 0.1 KG 542 kcal per 100g57.9g Reese's Pieces (43g bag) 495 kcal per 100g58.1g Aero Milk Chocolate (36g) 514 kcal per 100g58.3g Galaxy Caramel 494 kcal per 100g58.3g Aldi Dairyfine Mint Chocolate Bubbly Bar 0.1 KG 550 kcal per 100g58.4g Aldi Dairyfine Turkish Delight Chocolate 0.15 KG 476 kcal per 100g58.5g

Swaps with less sugarLess sugar from Reese'sReese's Big Cup (39g) →43.6g per 100g, against 58.1g.Lowest 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.

Sugar58.1g per 100g

1.1gMiddle 49g72g

More sugar than 79% of the 172 chocolate.

Saturated fat9.3g per 100g

2gMiddle 16.1g32g

Less saturated fat than 87% of the 172 chocolate.

Salt0.4g per 100g

0gMiddle 0.23g1.04g

More salt than 79% of the 172 chocolate.

Calories495 kcal per 100g

198 kcalMiddle 514 kcal620 kcal

Fewer calories than 63% of the 172 chocolate.

Is Reese's Pieces 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 Pieces nutrition by portion

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

Per	100g	Small handful (~11g)	Half bag (~22g)	Full bag (43g)
Energy	495 kcal	53 kcal	106 kcal	213 kcal
of which saturates	9.3g	1.0g	2.0g	4.0g
of which sugars	58.1g	6.3g	12.5g	25.0g
Protein	11.6g	1.3g	2.5g	5.0g
Salt	0.40g	0.04g	0.09g	0.17g

Quick answers

How many calories are in Reese's Pieces (43g bag)?+

53 kcal in small handful (~11g). Per 100g it is 495 kcal.

How much sugar is in Reese's Pieces (43g bag)?+

6.3g of sugar in small handful (~11g), about 1.6 teaspoons. Without an ingredient list Boone cannot say how much of it is free sugar.

How much salt is in Reese's Pieces (43g bag)?+

0.04g in small handful (~11g): 1% of the 3g daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 1% of the 6g adult limit.

Is Reese's Pieces (43g bag) 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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